Jon Penney on “Chilling Effects”: Insights on How Laws and Surveillance Impact People Online

Berkman Center for Internet and Society: Video Fishbowl by Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

Apr 28, 2016Education

With Internet censorship and mass surveillance on the rise globally, understanding regulatory “chilling effects” — the idea that laws, regulations, or state surveillance can deter people from exercising...

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