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Constitutional Law

Aug. 14, 2019

When online speech platforms remove speakers, due process is needed

In our country’s fraught search to do something to stop mass violence, and hold someone or something accountable for conduct that has caused unspeakable pain and loss, many are looking to online speech forums.

Saira A. Hussain

Staff Attorney
Electronic Frontier Foundation

Phone: 415-436-9333

Email: saira@eff.org

Saira is on the EFF's civil liberties team, focusing on racial justice and surveillance.

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When online speech platforms remove speakers, due process is needed
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In our country's fraught search to do something to stop mass violence, and hold someone or something accountable for conduct that has caused unspeakable pain and loss, many are looking to online speech forums.

Much of the focus has revolved around 8chan, an online forum on which the El Paso shooter allegedly posted a manifesto prior to carrying out his attacks. After facing intense public pressure, Cloudflare, a DDOS protection serv...

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