Content Moderation Case Study: Dealing With Demands From Foreign Governments (January 2016)
Fri, Jan 15th 2021 3:30pm — Copia Institute Summary: US companies obviously need to obey US laws, but dealing with demands from foreign governments can present challenging dilemmas. The Sarawak Report, a London-based investigative journalism operation that reports on issues and corruption in Malaysia, was banned by the Malaysian government in the summer of 2015. The publication chose to republish its own articles on the US-based Medium.com website (beyond its own website) in an effort to get around the Malaysian ban. In January of 2016, the Sarawak Report had an article about Najib Razak, t...
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