• 404: Facebook admits that it blocked links to Wikileaks’ DNC email leak. The company claims an algorithm incorrectly labeled the links as malicious or spam.

  • User Not Found: Twitter has “figured out how to quickly shut down trolls who rejoice at public tragedy,” according to a recent article in Quartz.

  • Speech!: A new preliminary bill passed by Israel’s Knesset would impose fines on social media companies that fail to remove posts inciting terror.

  • Long Read: Twitter has made its verification option—previously only available to celebrities, newsroom journalists, and a select other few—open to the public, in an effort to help prevent abuse.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jillian C. York

Jillian C. York is a writer and activist whose work lies at the intersection of technology and policy. Based in Berlin, she serves of the Director for International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where she works on issues of free expression, privacy, and digital security.