The Reason That Facebook, YouTube, And Reddit Can Even Exist

The Internet can be a wonderful thing. Beyond the (admittedly heartwarming) videos of kittens being adorable, the Web is, by far, humanity’s best platform to exchange important ideas and connect people across pesky borders and Time zones. This concept is constantly under attack. The law below, which Congress passed in 1996 (Sidebar: Once upon a time…

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Alvin Melathe

Nov 30, 2012

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