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

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Did you know that these twenty-six words are responsible for much of America's multibillion-dollar online industry? What we can and cannot write, say, and do online is based on just one law-a law that protects online services from lawsuits based on user content. Jeff Kosseff exposes the workings of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which has lived mostly in the shadows since its enshrinement in 1996. Because many segments of American society now exist largely online, Kosseff argues that we need to understand and pay attention to what Section 230 really means and how it affects what we like, share, and comment upon every day.

The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet tells the story of the institutions that flourished as a result of this powerful statute. It introduces us to those who created the law, those who advocated for it, and those involved in some of the most prominent cases decided under the law. Kosseff assesses the law that has facilitated freedom of online speech, trolling, and much more. His keen eye for the law, combined with his background as an award-winning journalist, demystifies a statute that affects all our lives -for good and for ill. While Section 230 may be imperfect and in need of refinement, Kosseff maintains that it is necessary to foster free speech and innovation.

For filings from many of the cases discussed in the book and updates about Section 230, visit jeffkosseff.com

The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet Reviews

Kosseff has a thorough grasp of his material, and readers will find his exploration of Section 230 balanced, timely, and consistently thought-provoking.

* Publishers Weekly *

Kosseff's book is timely, given the intensifying debate about whether Congress should find ways to hold Internet companies accountable for third-party speech that harms individuals and society as a whole. But the book's value goes beyond timing. The author's background as a journalist and his current roles as a professor and a lawyer enable him to produce an engaging narrative that explains the law clearly and compels us to think about speech in the modern age and who is responsible when it is harmful.

* The Washington Post *

Americans are of two minds about the internet: They rely on it and fear it, they immerse themselves in it for hours and deplore its social consequences. Jeff Kosseff's The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet is in many ways the story of how and why this happened.

* The Wall Street Journal *

Kosseff presents an insider's account of the current dispute over whether a website should be permitted to profit from publishing advertisements that sell illegal sexual services possibly performed by minors. This book is extremely timely as both US lawmakers and the nation's courts are struggling over the proper regulation of online hate speech, fake news, political bias, and other systematic manipulations employing this increasingly powerful form of communication.

* Choice *

An important history of one component of the rise of the Internet as a business. Kosseff translates legalspeak into understandable and frequently compelling prose.

* American Historical Review *

About Jeff Kosseff

Jeff Kosseff is Assistant Professor in the US Naval Academy's Cyber Science department, where he teaches cybersecurity law. He has practiced technology and First Amendment law, and clerked for Judges Milan D. Smith, Jr. of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Leonie M. Brinkema of the US District Court for the Eastern District Court of Virginia. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and the recipient of the George Polk Award in National Reporting.

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I.: The Creation of Section 2301. Eleazar Smith's Bookstore2. The Prodigy Exception3. Chris and Ron Do LunchPart II.: The Rise of Section 2304. Ask for Ken5. Himmler's Granddaughter and the Bajoran Dabo Girl6. The Flower Child and a Trillion-Dollar Industry7. American ExceptionalismPart III.: The Gradual Erosion of Section 2308. A Lawless No-Man's Land?9. Hacking 230Part IV.: The Future of Section 23010. Sarah versus the Dirty Army11. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill.12. Moderation Inc.13. Exceptional ExceptionsConclusionNotesIndex

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

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Jeff Kosseff

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Cornell University Press

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2019-04-15

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