Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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Software Professionals, Malpractice Law, and Codes of Ethics
In pursuit of professional status for computing professionals.
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Understanding Law and the Rule of Law: A Plea to Augment CS Curricula
Why law matters for computer scientists and other folk.
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Google Has A Plan To 'Fix' Online Privacy. Everybody Hates It
Google recently decided to adopt a new way to track users, and says it's more private than cookies and nearly as effective for advertising. The rest of the Internet...
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We Need a Global Push to Connect the World's Young People
As the World Wide Web turns 32, web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Web Foundation Co-founder Rosemary Leith reflect on its power to catalyze change and advocate...
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The Worldwide Web As We Know It May Be Ending
A combination of rising nationalism, trade disputes, and concerns about the market dominance of certain global tech companies has prompted threats of regulatory...
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Why Was SolarWinds So Vulnerable to a Hack?
The federal government should set minimum security standards for software and software development.
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The Push for Stricter Rules for Internet Platforms
Considering the origins, interpretations, and possible changes to Communications Decency Act §230 amid an evolving online environment.
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I Talked to the Cassandra of the Internet Age
The Internet rewired our brains. Michael Goldhaber predicted it would.
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An Argument Against Cloud-based Applications
The cloud is the excuse and tool that allows the mass collection of our personal data.
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There's No Equity in CS Education Without Connectivity
Access to computer science education begins with closing the digital divide and ensuring all students have adequate broadband Internet.
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Content Moderation Modulation
Deliberating on how to regulate—or not regulate—online speech in the era of evolving social media.
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Imagine a World Without Apps
Video games are inching away from apps. Maybe every other industry can, too.
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Silicon Politics
Tracing the widening path between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.
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Copyright's Online Service Providers Safe Harbors Under Siege
Reviewing the most significant changes recommended in the recently released U.S. Copyright Office Section 512 Study.
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Why the Most Controversial U.S. Internet Law Is Worth Saving
Donald Trump and Joe Biden both want to throw out Section 230. Here's why America should fix it instead. By Paul M. Barrett, deputy director of the NYU Stern Center...
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Section 230 Is a Government License to Build Rage Machines
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act serves as Facebook and Google's get-out-of-jail-free card for conspiracies and disinformation.
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The Brain Implants That Could Change Humanity
Brains are talking to computers, and computers to brains. Are our daydreams safe?
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