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Discussion Points

  1. Is the TAKE IT DOWN Act a necessary step to protect victims of non-consensual intimate imagery, or does it pose a threat to free speech and user privacy?
  2. How can the bill's provisions be balanced to address concerns around online content removal while minimizing the risk of censorship and overreach?
  3. What exemptions or safeguards should be included in the bill to protect encrypted services and prevent them from being forced to compromise user privacy?

Summary

The TAKE IT DOWN Act has raised concerns about its potential to speed up the removal of non-consensual intimate imagery online, but at the cost of threatening free expression and user privacy. The bill's notice-and-takedown system could lead to overreach and censorship, particularly with broad definitions and lack of safeguards.

Exemptions for encrypted services are also unclear, posing a threat to private conversations and end-to-end encryption. Critics argue that the bill does not adequately address the problem it claims to solve and would instead create a far broader internet censorship regime than existing laws like the DMCA.

Congress has begun debating the TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146), a bill that seeks to speed up the removal of a troubling type of online content: non-consensual intimate imagery, or NCII. In recent years, c...

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Discussion Points

  1. The concept of "memory-holing" is a serious threat to a free and open internet, as it allows powerful individuals and organizations to hide their past mistakes and misdeeds.r
  2. The use of copyright claims as a tool for memory-holing is particularly insidious, as it can be used to silence critics and erase embarrassing information from the public record.r
  3. The existence of archived websites, such as the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, provides a crucial counterbalance to memory-holing efforts, allowing users to access and preserve historical content.Summary r The internet's ability to store and share information has created a powerful tool for those seeking to hide their past mistakes. "Memory-holing" allows individuals and organizations to erase embarrassing information from the public record, often through copyright claims or website changes. This threatens a free and open internet, as it silences critics and erases historical context. However, archived websites like the Wayback Machine provide a counterbalance, preserving earlier versions of content and allowing users to access a more complete picture of history. Preserving this functionality is crucial for a functioning democracy and an open society.

Summary

R The internet's ability to store and share information has created a powerful tool for those seeking to hide their past mistakes. "Memory-holing" allows individuals and organizations to erase embarrassing information from the public record, often through copyright claims or website changes.

This threatens a free and open internet, as it silences critics and erases historical context. However, archived websites like the Wayback Machine provide a counterbalance, preserving earlier versions of content and allowing users to access a more complete picture of history.

Preserving this functionality is crucial for a functioning democracy and an open society.

If there is one axiom that we should want to be true about the internet, it should be: the internet never forgets. One of the advantages of our advancing technology is that information can be stored a...

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