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May 29, 2020
President Trump Attacks the CDA: Section 230
We rarely write about politics. But President Trump’s attack on the legal loophole that allows online hate speech – Communications Decency Act, Section 230 — caught our attention. In short, he wants to do away…Read more
May 13, 2020
Bring the Right to Be Forgotten to America
In Europe, privacy is considered a human right. Online harassment is considered a human rights abuse. In the U.S., there are few laws protecting us against having our personal data published online, or even collected…Read more
May 11, 2020
Reputation Building for Police Chiefs
Since the COVID-19 health crisis has swept the world, some elected officials have become famous because of their effective crisis communications response. People from all over the country and even different countries tune in to…Read more
February 1, 2020
Divorcing? Reputation Pitfalls Ahead
At times like these, some of our thoughts turn to divorce. Divorce filings spike in times of duress. The bigger the financial stakes, the deeper the reputational pitfalls before, during and after a divorce. This…Read more
January 19, 2020
A Royal Crisis, Averted
A media explosion occurred when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — Prince Harry and Meghan — announced their decision to step away from their Royal roles, leave England and step into the private sector.…Read more
January 5, 2020
Celebrity Crisis Management in 2020
Anne Helen Petersen’s new article in Buzzfeed is a timely look at how celebrities used to be at the mercy of paparazzi…and are no more. (Well, not as much.) Now, social media allows them to…Read more
November 21, 2019
Inside Google’s Mysterious Algorithm
“How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results: The internet giant uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and an army of contractors to shape what you see”, an investigative report by The Wall Street…Read more
October 13, 2019
Online Harassment Leads to Jail Sentence
Paul Sullivan, the “Wealth Matters” columnist for The New York Times, has published an article detailing an online harassment campaign that resulted in a rare jail sentence for the businessman who masterminded it. He paints…Read more