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Evening Book Talk with Christopher Wolf.
Hosted by the Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Balancing Freedom of Expression and the Containment of Online Hate
In their new book, Viral Hate: Containing its Spread on the Internet, Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman and Privacy Lawyer/ADL National Civil Rights Chair Christopher Wolf identifies the threats to society and to individuals of the growing problem of online hate. Chris Wolf spoke about the findings in the book on the growth and effects of online hate, and the possible societal responses, with special emphasis on the need to protect free expression while protecting personal dignity. He discussed the shared responsibilities for addressing the problem, including for Internet platforms such as Facebook and Google.
https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/events/viral-hate-evening-book-talk-christopher-wolf
The passage describing the Internet drubbing of Cathy Sierra is taken in part from an article in the online journal, The Verge. Mr. Wolf regrets his inadvertent omission of that source in delivering his remarks, since attribution was contained in his prepared remarks.
Evening Book Talk with Christopher Wolf.
Hosted by the Stanford Center for Internet and Society
Balancing Freedom of Expression and the Containment of Online Hate
In their new book, Viral Hate: Containing its Spread on the Internet, Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman and Privacy Lawyer/ADL National Civil Rights Chair Christopher Wolf identifies the threats to society and to individuals of the growing problem of online hate. Chris Wolf spoke about the findings in the book on the growth and effects of online hate, and the possible societal responses, with special emphasis on the need to protect free expression while protecting personal dignity. He discussed the shared responsibilities for addressing the problem, including for Internet platforms such as Facebook and Google.
https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/events/viral-hate-evening-book-talk-christopher-wolf
The passage describing the Internet drubbing of Cathy Sierra is taken in part from an article in the online journal, The Verge. Mr. Wolf regrets his inadvertent omission of that source in delivering his remarks, since attribution was contained in his prepared remarks.
