Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
How not to regulate social media
This is post #8 of a multi-part series. In Part 7 of his paper “How to regulate (and not regulate) social media“, Professor Jack Balkin considers two alternatives to direct social media regulation: (1) the creation of a state-owned social … Continue reading
TikTok Tuesday: how to spot hidden cameras
@malwaretech Reply to @safarijackza How to find hidden cameras in AirBnBs #safety #travel ♬ original sound – Marcus Hutchins
Why did it take so long to declassify this 9/11 document?
On Friday (9/10), on the heels of our disgraceful surrender in Kabul, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to declassify documents related to the FBI’s investigation of the 9/11 terrorist … Continue reading
Taxonomy of probability distributions
More details here, via rasmusab. Hat tip: @pickover.
Jack Balkin, meet Edward Snowden
This is post #7 of a multi-part series. Thus far, I have carefully reviewed the first four parts, plus the intro, of Professor Balkin’s new paper “How to … regulate social media”. That portion of the paper is mere throat-clearing, … Continue reading
Balkin’s big blind spot
This is post #6 of a multi-part series. Although Part 4 of Professor Balkin’s paper on “How to regulate … social media” is the shortest part of his paper (with the exception of the opening and concluding sections), it is … Continue reading
Jack Balkin’s bait-and-switch
This is post #5 of a multi-part series. In Part 3 of his paper “How to regulate … social media”, Yale Professor Balkin finally gets around to defining what he means by a “healthy” and “vibrant” digital public sphere. (In … Continue reading
Professor, they run ads
Note: this is post #4 of a multi-part series. Part 2 of Professor Balkin’s “How to regulate … social media” paper — the second-longest part of the paper — contains the core of Balkin’s pro-regulation argument. First off, Professor Balkin … Continue reading
Some questions for Jack Balkin
Note: this is post #3 of a multi-part series. The most technical part of Jack Balkin’s latest work, which is titled “How to regulate (and not regulate) social media”, is Part 1 of the paper, where Professor Balkin identifies three … Continue reading
Memo to Balkin: define your terms
Note: this is the second post in a multi-part series. In the Introduction to his paper “How to regulate … social media” (see my previous post), my colleague and friend Jack Balkin invites us to ponder the following question, Why … Continue reading

