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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · 25d

New blog post with Internet Society: I argue Internet fragmentation is taking an "outward" turn, no longer just used for domestic or authoritarian purposes but for extending power across borders.

Short piece: pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/a-new-c...
Long piece: www.sciencespo.fr/public/chair...

A New Chapter in Internet Fragmentation

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · Jun 2

📢 New paper alert! Internet Fragmentation's Outward Turn, with Sciences Po. It argues that Internet fragmentation has taken a more aggressive dimension in international politics.

Will be revising and expanding into a law review article, so comments welcome!

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[RESEARCH PAPER] Internet Fragmentation’s Outward Turn, by Mailyn Fidler

Internet Fragmentation’s Outward Turn This article aims to demonstrate that Internet fragmentation has turned outward. Internet fragmentation is often […]

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · May 8

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📢 Publication day! This article is the first comprehensive analysis of all regional cybercrime conventions since 2001. The new UN Cybercrime Convention can't be understood without this history. #newlawrevarticles #cybercrime dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2025/...

Fragmentation of International Cybercrime Law

Cybercrime is global. But legal approaches to combating cybercrime have been fragmented. The first such multilateral legal mechanism, the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, was launched in 2001 and po...

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · Apr 24

Excited to head to the Michigan Junior Scholars Conference today to present my forthcoming article, Cybersecurity Mission Creep!

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Junior Scholars Conference | University of Michigan Law School

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · Apr 6

Joined two of my colleagues to let our students know we will still abide by and defend the rule of law.
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As some lawyers make a mockery of their oath, the rest will fight for the rule of law • New Hampshire Bulletin

Our law school prides itself on graduating “practice ready” attorneys, poised to zealously and ethically represent their clients. But in the first few months of this administration, the practice of la...

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · Apr 3

Proud to join my 363 colleagues.

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · Apr 3

Along with @prmalone.bsky.social, @heidikitrosser.bsky.social, and several colleagues at Stanford, I filed this amicus brief on behalf of 363 law professors in support of Perkins Coie and the rule of law. We will file similar briefs for Jenner and Wilmer Hale

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BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 363 LAW PROFESSORS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND FOR DECLARATORY AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF | Stanford Law School

Amici 363 law professors submit this brief in support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and for Declaratory and Permanent Injunctive Relief

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · Mar 21

Excited to share that I will spend next year as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School. I'll miss my current students but excited to push my research and teaching to the next level. I'll teach Criminal Procedure and these two fun classes. Reading or speaker suggestions are welcome!

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · Mar 20

Come join us at this month's workshop!

Alan Rozenshtein @alanrozenshtein.com · Mar 20

Tomorrow (Fri.) 12 PM ET, the Law & Tech Workshop will discuss Michael Goodyear's (@nyulaw.bsky.social) "Dignity and Deepfakes", with @maryannefranks.bsky.social (@gwlaw.bsky.social) as the discussant. To sign up for the workshop, email [email protected]. More info at lawtechworkshop.org.

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · Mar 19

Excited to share my new paper, Cybersecurity Mission Creep, is forthcoming in the Illinois Law Review. It argues we're letting "cybersecurity" do too much of the hard work of governance for us. Comments welcome. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Mailyn Fidler @mailynfidler.bsky.social · Mar 13

Hello Internet friends. It's been a while! Here's my forthcoming piece, Fragmentation of International Cybercrime Law. It reviews each regional conventions and argues they pursue a convergent goal, protecting sovereignty. First of a series, which will also look at the new UN Cybercrime Treaty!

Fragmentation of International Cybercrime Law

Cybercrime is global. But legal approaches to combating cybercrime have been fragmented. The first such multilateral legal mechanism, the Budapest Convention on

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