Ep. 204: “Liar in a Crowded Theater” with Jeff Kosseff

Jeff Kosseff is an associate professor of cybersecurity law in
the United States Naval Academy’s Cyber Science Department. He is
the author of four books including his most recent, “Liar in a
Crowded Theater: Freedom of Speech in a World of Misinformation.”
He has also written books about anonymous speech and Section 230
of the Communications Decency Act.


 


Timestamps


 


0:00 Introduction


2:30 Jeff’s focus on the First Amendment 


4:27 What is Section 230?


9:30 “Liar in a Crowded Theater”


16:27 What does the First Amendment say about lies?


19:35 What speech isn’t protected? 


21:27 The Eminem case 


27:33 The Dominion lawsuit 


38:44 “The United States of Anonymous”


46:39 The impact of age verification laws 


49:43 “The Twenty-Six Words that Created the Internet”


58:40 What’s next for Jeff? 


1:01:35 Outro 


 


Show Notes 


Podcast Transcript 


Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011)


FIRE’s guide to Section 230


Nikki Haley on social media anonymity


Schenck v. United States (1917)


“The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet” by Jeff Kosseff


NBC News: “Judge allows lawsuit against Snap from relatives of
dead children to move forward”


“The United States of Anonymous: How the First Amendment Shaped
Online Speech” by Jeff Kosseff


United States v. Alvarez (2012)


Transcript