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Coordinated Behavior in Libya’s Regional Disinformation Conflict
An online disinformation campaign targeting Libya was discovered in June 2020. This likely state-backed information operation shows how regional actors try to manipulate dynamic events in support of thei... -
Conceptualizing the Mandate for the Bureau of Cyber Statistics
Congress may soon consider whether or not to create a Bureau of Cyber Statistics. They should do so in a manner that gives the new bureau sufficient authority and capability to create a new, effective fe... -
Taiwan’s Chips Remain Core of Technopolitics
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
Parler Wasn’t Hacked, and Scraping Is Not a Crime
The journalism that the Parler archive enabled highlights what would be lost in letting website owners outlaw common internet research techniques. -
The Justice Department is Prosecuting an American for Election Interference—in 2016
“Ricky Vaughn” was among the most prolific far-right Twitter users working to spread disinformation during the 2016 election cycle. Why is he only now facing criminal charges for his attempt to suppress ... -
What Do the Facebook Oversight Board’s First Decisions Actually Say?
The grand experiment yields its first set of decisions. What's in them? -
The Facebook Oversight Board’s First Decisions: Ambitious, and Perhaps Impractical
In its first five decisions, four of which overturn Facebook content moderation decisions, the board set an ambitious agenda for itself and Facebook. -
The Facebook Oversight Board Issued Its First Decisions. Here’s How We’re Tracking Them.
Announcing Lawfare’s Facebook Oversight Board blog. -
A 12-Step Rehabilitation Program for American Election Administration
This post offers a 12-step program to address the most significant administrative challenges exposed in the 2020 election. -
Is the SolarWinds Cyberattack an Act of War? It Is, If the United States Says It Is.
Cyberattack is an ill-defined area of international law, leaving questions as to when such an attack reaches the threshold for an act of war. -
Rushing to Judgment: Examining Government Mandated Content Moderation
Given various governments’ strict timelines for legally mandated content moderation, platforms may be incentivized to err on the side of removal rather than shielding the speech of their users against ce... -
Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent Escape Investment Ban
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news.