Chapter 36 resources for the Cyberlaw book
By John Bandler
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Chapter 36 Cyber speech and the battle for our minds
Chapter references, resources, and additional reading
- Chapter 36 resources, https://johnbandler.com/cyberlawbook-resources-ch36/ (this page)
- Chapter 10, The First Amendment
- Chapter 20, Substantive cybercrime laws
- Chapter 23, Intentional torts
- Chapter 35, International cyber conflict
- Building Better Consumers and Voters, https://johnbandler.com/building-better-consumers-and-voters/
- U.S. v. Gilberto Valle, the “cannibal cop” case, https://johnbandler.com/us-v-valle-cannibal-cop-case/
- Facebook – Cambridge Analytica case, https://johnbandler.com/facebook-cambridge-analytica-case/
- Free Speech, the First Amendment, and Social Media (2), https://johnbandler.com/free-speech-first-amendment-social-media-2/
- First Amendment things to know, https://johnbandler.com/things-to-know-first-amendment/
- Communications Decency Act 47 U.S. Code § 230 - Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230
- Cornell LII Wex on First Amendment, https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment
- Galen Stocking et al, Pew Research Center, America’s News Influencers: The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media (Nov 18, 2024), https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/
- Dan Olson (Folding Ideas), In Search Of A Flat Earth, via YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTfhYyTuT44
- Birds Aren't Real, https://birdsarentreal.com
- Wikipedia, Birds Aren’t Real, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_Aren%27t_Real
Chapter questions
- What do you think about the speech categories laid out in the chapter, including the addition of "influencing speech"?
- To what extent are individuals subject to being influenced? How much of this influence comes from cyberspace?
- How often are we influenced to believe in facts, or to do things that are generally beneficial for ourselves or society?
- How often are we influenced to believe falsehoods, or to do things that are generally harmful for ourselves or society?
- If powerful or wealthy individuals or groups are able to influence others through cyberspace, how do we know how to detect those attempts, and then decide whether we should follow that influence or not?
- Is it concerning if a foreign power attempts to influence individuals within our country? Should it matter whether we agree with their position or not?
- Why do you think the CDA was named the way it was, and what do you think of that name?
- Are there conspiracy theories that you think are ridiculous, but that other people genuinely believe in?
- Are there beliefs that you think are true, but other people think they are ridiculous conspiracy theories?
- Is it generally ok to believe something is true, when it is false? Are there some false beliefs that are more dangerous or more harmful than others?
- How does one draw the line between "cyberbullying" and "free speech"? Do we need more precision with those terms?
Links and information
- The book: Cyberlaw: Law for Digital Spaces and Information Systems, by John Bandler
- Cyberlaw Book Resources (main resources page)
- Cyberlaw book FAQ
- Cyberlaw main book page
- Amazon - John's Author page
- Udemy online course on cyberlaw
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Originally posted 11/23/2024. Updated 01/06/2025.