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The Knight First Amendment Institute and El Faro Journalists Sue NSO Group Over Spyware
The lawsuit says that the use of malicious software to surveil and intimidate journalists threatens press freedom around the world.
IN THE NEWS
“We do view the use of spyware against members of the press in particular as one of the biggest threats to democracy and independent press freedom today,” said Knight First Amendment Institute's Carrie DeCell.
The Washington Post
December 1, 2022
Jelani Cobb, dean of the Columbia Journalism School, wrote about how he thinks Elon Musk is using Twitter as his own personal trolling platform.
The New Yorker
November 27, 2022
Columbia Law School's Richard Briffault noted that these payments to law firms related to the Trump Organization criminal trial appear to be questionable.
CBS News
November 18, 2022
SIPA's and the Harriman Institute's Thomas Kent wrote that we might want to support volunteer activists from the Baltic region in the online battle against Russia.
The Washington Post
November 16, 2022
