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Portland Sports Radio Station Tweets Video of Hosts Blocking “Jerk Bikers” From Their Parking Lot

“I think clothesline wire,” Ropp says. “Just strangle them? Just strangle them all?” says the cameraman.

Why Can’t You Sue Facebook for Hosting Lies About You?

“No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” —Communications Decency Act of 1996, Section 230(c)(1)

The Law That Keeps Twitter Free From Lawsuits Was Forged Over Ice Cream

When former Oregonian reporter Jeff Kosseff started examining the history of Section 230 for a book, he found that few people noticed in 1995 what Ron Wyden was building on Capitol Hill.

For Oregon’s Economy, Expansive Protections for the Internet Are a Boon. Less So for Victims of Revenge Porn.

Ron Wyden built the internet because he worried about the northern spotted owl.

Ron Wyden Doesn’t Apologize for Helping Build the Internet—But He’s Interested in Sending Mark Zuckerberg to Prison

Last week, WW asked U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden to justify his role as midwife to the internet. He defended Section 230 as a success, but admitted he was struggling to trim away the web’s most poisonous tendrils.

The Last Man Who Loves the Internet

It’s the most hated law in Washington, D.C. Most Americans don’t know it exists.

Portland Antifascists Demand Police Retraction of Milkshake Tweet

“The city’s irresponsible statement has resulted in many death threats,” organizers say.

Rip Twitty Unites the Blazers Twitter Community Together Under One Account

Twitter isn’t real life, they say. But for Blazers fans, it’s often hard to tell the difference.

Watch: New York Times Tech Writer Sarah Jeong Describes Covering the Trial of an Outrageous Dark Web Drug Bust

Sarah Jeong, a Portland-based tech writer for the New York Times, says she received her first death threat over a piece on bitcoin.

An Alabama Abortion Clinic Escort Is Floored by Portlanders’ Generosity

Trail Blazers fans pledged to donate $111 to a nonprofit protecting abortion access. That group is still counting all the donations.

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