Mike Godwin is a technology policy lawyer in Washington, D.C.
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A New Book Reveals Facebook's Problems Started Way Before the 2016 Election
In Facebook: The Inside Story, even Steven Levy’s most generous conclusions about the tech giant are still pretty damning.
What If Widespread Disinformation Is the Solution to Fake News?
It may be time to hire a libel service.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Was Right To Skip Canadian Show Trial
Abroad, legislators are in the mood to theatrically punish social media companies. CEOs shouldn’t play along.
Twitter Sucks Because We Suck. Don't Blame @Jack
If social media feels like a cesspool, don't go swimming.
The Insanely Eventful Life of Grateful Dead Lyricist John Perry Barlow
A posthumous memoir from a mutant genius
Everyone Should Be Getting Wikipedia for Free
Confusion over net neutrality rules has internet providers too scared to offer freebies, even though it's legal.
What the 'Zero Rating' Debate Reveals About Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality can work against developing nations
The Real Test of Education Policy
What happens when a profoundly unusual individual student runs up against a school system designed for "most" kids?
The Libertarian Case for Barack Obama
He is the lesser of two big-government, Harvard-educated evils.
From the Choom Gang to the White House
A new biography shows how Barack Obama the youthful pothead became Barack Obama the presidential drug warrior.
Steve Jobs, the Inhumane Humanist
The founder of Apple may have been a narcissistic jerk, but his humanity was revealed by the liberating objects he made.
Neal Stephenson's Past, Present, and Future
The author of the widely praised Baroque Cycle on science, markets, and post-9/11 America.
Prisoners of Digital Television
A misadventure in high-tech regulatory policy -- and a Harry Potter Fix
Wild, Wild Web
In cyberspace, copyright infringement is only a click away. Commonsense guidelines to intelectual property in unsettled territory.
The Drudge Retort
The $30 million libel suit against Internet gossip Matt Drudge smells of opportunism.
The Law: Virtual Community Standards
Prosecutors are using local definitions of obscenity to censor the global Net.
