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NPR: A White House order claims to end ‘censorship.’ What does that mean?
Professor David Kaye is quoted in NPR discussing how there is a legitimate debate to be had about how governments engage with social media platforms, about what they allow users to say.
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Washington Post: Trump’s anti-censorship order has a blind spot
Professor David Kaye is quoted: “This order is basically saying to the government, ‘Don’t interfere with social media.’”
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Faculty Roundup (January 2025)
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The Washington Post: What happened when other countries banned TikTok
Professor David Kaye told The Washington Post that regardless of whether TikTok continues operating in the United States, the passage and enforcement of such a law could pave the way for similar bans in other countries.
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NPR: How will Meta’s decision to end fact-checking affect the profession around the world?
Professor David Kaye Professor was quoted in an NPR article discussing Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram.
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The Washington Post: Meta’s fact-checking overhaul widens global rift on disinformation
Professor David Kaye said Meta’s decision to dial back fact-checking may signal a greater willingness to bend in the face of political scrutiny.
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The.Ink: How to get Americans to care about human rights
Professor David Kaye discusses the state of human rights work in America at the state and city level, his involvement in trying to build a national human rights infrastructure here in the U.S., and what’s likely to happen as we enter the even more challenging political environment that lies ahead.
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Faculty Roundup (November 2024)
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Fulbright Program Highlights Prof. David Kaye’s Experience as a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar
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UC Irvine Law Professor David Kaye to Testify Before U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 24
IRVINE, Calif. (Sept. 20, 2024) — On Sept. 24, Professor David Kaye, director of the International Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, will testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy in a hearing titled “Cyberspace Under Threat in the Era of…
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The Washington Post: The EU is losing two titans of tech regulation, testing its resolve*
Professor David Kaye says the shift in leadership will test how committed the E.U. is to providing the resources needed to impose its complex new rule book.
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Foreign Policy: Elon Musk vs. (Parts of) the World
Prof. David Kaye is quoted in Foreign Policy: “The overall message that you get from all of this is that Musk is manipulable. X is not standing up for users as much as it’s standing up for its own interests—and those interests vary from country to country.”
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The New York Times: Telegram Founder Charged with Wide Range of Crimes in France*
Prof. David Kaye said Mr. Durov’s case could have wide-ranging consequences: “The question is whether it’s a big deal that signals a new era of government restriction of online expression and pressure on platforms.”
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The Economist: The arrest of “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg” has rattled social media*
Prof. David Kaye is quoted in The Economist.
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The Washington Post: Zuckerberg expresses regrets over covid misinformation crackdown
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in the article sharing that he was “more critical of the letter, which he called ‘cynical’ and ‘obsequious.’”
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The New York Times: Musk’s Trump Talk: After Glitchy Start, a Two-Hour Ramble
Prof. David Kaye is quoted: “With this ‘interview,’ Musk has shown how he plans to use his platform to promote Donald Trump’s candidacy.”
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Devex: Who will control the internet?*
Prof. David Kaye, former U.N. special rapporteur, expressed that while the U.N. serving as a clearinghouse for AI developments is not inherently problematic, centralizing AI governance at the U.N. risks politicizing technical decisions and undermining the non-state-driven approach to internet interoperability.
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Free Europe: Former UN expert: Like Viktor Trump, Orbán treats the government as if it were his own company
Prof. David Kaye discusses freedom of speech issues facing Hungary, including the government’s manipulative sovereignty narrative and media control efforts.
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The Record: Government and military officials fair targets of Pegasus spyware in all cases, NSO Group argues
Prof. David Kaye comments that Friday’s filing seems to suggest a broader purpose for Pegasus.
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Los Angeles Times: Elon Musk, America’s richest immigrant, is angry about immigration. Can he influence the election?
Prof. David Kaye said said Elon Musk’s promotion of misleading or false statements, including those about immigrants, is concerning because he can influence conversations on X in a way no one else can.
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The New York Times: Let Justice in the Gaza War Take Its Course
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed about the International Criminal Court’s recent actions and the principle that basic rules of international humanitarian law apply to all.
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NRC: Tackling hate and disinformation on social media can lead to censorship
Prof. David Kaye discusses how the current wave of internet regulation in Europe can jeopardize free speech.
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CyberScoop: Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses
Prof. David Kaye noted that Poland’s current efforts to investigate and regulate spyware use involve both political and legal approaches.
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CQ Researcher: Regulating Tech: Will new internet rules safeguard consumers?
Prof. David Kaye says that justification by governments teetering on the edge of autocracy to restrict information access is as simple as pointing to democratic countries who do it themselves.
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Foreign Affairs: The Risks of Internet Regulation*
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed that discusses how well-intentioned efforts could jeopardize free speech.
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Tech Policy Press: Evaluating the UN AI Advisory Body Interim Report
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed in Tech Policy Press.
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UCI Law Professor David Kaye Appointed U.S. Independent Expert to the Venice Commission (Council of Europe)
IRVINE, Calif. (February 9, 2024) — University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Professor David Kaye has been appointed as the Independent Expert of the United States to the European Commission for Democracy Through Law, better known as the Venice Commission. The Venice Commission advises the Council of Europe, its member states and…
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Financial Times: ICJ’s Israel judgment seeks to restore rule of law to a brutal conflict
Prof. David Kaye says: “For Israel the court’s order presents it with a dilemma — and the dilemma is how does it convey to the world that it is acting consistently with international law?”
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Foreign Affairs: The ICJ Ruling’s Hidden Diplomacy
Prof. David Kaye pens an op-ed in Foreign Affairs.
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New Yorker: Can an American Hold the United Arab Emirates Responsible for a Smear Campaign?
Prof. David Kaye says: ” Sovereign immunity can be a serious bar to going after bad state behavior.”
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WIRED: Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback
Prof. David Kaye, former United Nations special rapporteur says: “It’s not a transparency report in any meaningful way.”
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The Atlantic: Why Israel Is Taking the Genocide Case Seriously
Prof. David Kaye comments, “No matter how the case turns out, some will argue that what the court says or does simply doesn’t matter. That would be a misreading of the moment.”
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The Washington Post: India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications
Prof. David Kaye, former U.N. special rapporteur on free expression, says the responsibility falls on the Indian government to disprove these allegations.
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Devex: The race to lead on AI risks sidelining human rights
Prof. David Kaye writes an op-ed in Devex on his predictions for AI and global development in 2024.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation: Speaking Freely: David Kaye
In a Q&A interview, Professor David Kaye discusses what free expression means, regulation and the digital economy, and early experiences as a child that shaped his worldview.
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Coda Story: Silicon Savanna: The workers taking on Africa’s digital sweatshops
Prof. David Kaye comments on the impact of Facebook’s outsourced content moderation system.
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Washington Post: Under Musk, Twitter is handing over more data to investigators
Prof. David Kaye weighs in on Twitter’s data cooperation with investigators drawing concerns under Elon Musk
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Washington Post: In a first, spyware is found on phone of prominent Russian journalist
Prof. David Kaye was quoted about the implications concerning spyware found on the phone of a prominent Russian journalist
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Devex: Can the UN tame artificial intelligence?
Prof. David Kaye commented in Devex on the U.N.’s role in internet governance
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NBC News: Republicans take aim at the Biden White House’s emails with tech platforms
Prof. David Kaye comments in NBC News on government affiliations with tech platforms.
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Financial Times: Cyberweapon manufacturers plot to stay on the right side of US
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in Financial Times on cyberweapon manufacturers
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David Kaye, UCI Law International Justice Clinic Director, Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
IRVINE, Calif. (May 18, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is pleased to announce that UCI Law Professor David Kaye has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program at Lund University in Sweden for the 2023-2024 academic year. Professor Kaye will serve as a Distinguished Scholar in Public International Law at…
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Committee to Protect Journalists: Mahoney: UN can help journalists beyond World Press Freedom Day
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in Committee to Protect Journalists analysis article, “UN can help journalists beyond World Press Freedom Day”
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International Bar Association: Big tech platforms face reckoning on accountability
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in the International Bar Association on policies for hate speech and misinformation on big tech platforms
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Article 19: USA: Supreme Court decision will have global impact on free speech online
Prof. David Kaye discusses Supreme Court case Gonzalez v Google case
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Vox: It’s official. Trump is back on Facebook and Instagram.
Prof. Kaye was quoted in Vox on former President Donald Trump’s return to Facebook and Instagram
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Coda: How surveillance tech helped protect power — and the drug trade — in Honduras
Prof. David Kaye comments on how surveillance tech helped protect power and the drug trade in Honduras
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UCI Law’s International Justice Clinic and Human Rights NGO ARTICLE 19 Urge the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Free Expression Online
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2023) — The International Justice Clinic at University of California, Irvine School of Law, and ARTICLE 19, a world-leading free speech organization, asked the Supreme Court to maintain the existing protection of freedom of speech online in an amicus brief filed today. In Gonzales v. Google, the Supreme Court may consider whether the…
