Mark Grabowski published a new piece in the Nebraska Law Review that examines internet governance: "Should the U.S. Reclaim Control of the Internet? Evaluating ICANN’s Administrative Oversight Since the 2016 Handover." 

The article examines the U.S. government's decision in 2016 to handover controls of the Internet's backbone to a private company known as ICANN. Grabowski, an Internet Law professor, concludes that Amerca's abdication has been a disaster and, consequently, the future of the Internet as we know it is now imperiled. 

Here's the abstract of Grabowski's piece: "As the two-year anniversary of its abdication approaches, U.S. government officials recently caused a stir by publicly questioning whether they should reassert their control over the Internet’s administrative functions. ICANN, the non-governmental organization that now independently oversees the Internet’s backbone, has arguably been plagued by mission creep, budget problems, and challenges to its authority. Although reversing the handover may be difficult, this paper argues that U.S. officials are justified in putting pressure on ICANN."

Mark Grabowski, who teaches media law and ethics, was interviewed by New York newspapers on recent media controversies.

Grabowski spoke with the New York Times July 20 about S-Town, a hit podcast that's facing criticism and a lawsuit for its treatment of the main character, who died before it aired. While Grabowski didn't think the lawsuit would prevail, he said the podcast's actions raised ethical concerns.

He spoke with Newsday June 29 about a Nassau County College policy that requires employees to get administrative permission before speaking with reporters. Grabowski argued that the policy violates employees' First Amendment rights. 

Professor Mark Grabowski was quoted in several media outlets this week on bitcoin and blockchain.

Grabowski, who this fall will teach an online course on Bitcoin & Blockchain at Adelphi University, discussed the topic with Gatehouse Media's newspaper chain, Fupping, CMS Wire and The Enterprisers Project. He offered investment tips for cryptocurrency and discussed other applications for blockchain technology. 

"While there's much debate over the future of Bitcoin (is it a bubble?), one thing you can probably bet on is that the underlying technology of blockchain will at least succeed and be widely adopted, even if cryptocurrency turns out to just be a fad,” he said.

Professor Mark Grabowski has been invited to speak on cryptocurrency law at the 2018 conference of Hacks in Taiwan (HITCON), "a highly technical security conference in Taiwan to gather the various information security researchers and their expertise." This year's conference will take place in Taipei July 27-28 and focus on blockchain.

Grabowski's talk will cover the legal issues surrounding Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. What are the current and proposed laws in Asia, the United States and other nations affecting Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and ICOs? Which nations are the most crypto-friendly and which countries have banned cryptocurrency? How are private actors helping or interfering with crypto -- Google and Facebook, for example, have banned advertisements related to cryptocurrency. How might government regulation benefit and harm the cryptospace and impact the market? What are the biggest legal challenges lawmakers face in addressing cryptocurrency? 

Grabowski is an internet law professor at Adelphi University in New York City and writes a column for the Washington Examiner. He has a forthcoming textbook on Cyber Law & Ethics. Grabowski is frequently invited to give talks around the world, which includes a 2014 TEDx talk on “The Battle for Control of the Internet” in Shanghai and a 2016 talk on the ICANN transition at the University of Hong Kong.  He holds a J.D. from Georgetown Law.

Mark Grabowski, who teaches Cyber Law & Ethics at Adelphi University, was recently quoted on social media law in a major newspaper and a law journal.

Grabowski explained to Newsday why even small businesses should adopt an online privacy policy in the wake of the recent Facebook controversy involving its sharing of users personal data. The story appeared May 24.

His research on Twitter's censorship was also extensively cited in an article published in the Spring 2018 volume of First Amendment Law Review. Grabowski has postulated that, although Twitter is a private company, it could be viewed as a public forum and thus required to provide free speech.

Professor Mark Grabowski, who specializes in internet law and ethics, was recently cited in media stories about ongoing free speech controversies involving the internet.

A National Review story about Silicon Valley's anti-free speech policies quoted a March column by Grabowski, which explained how social media censorship may violate California's free speech laws. 

An Avvo article quoted Grabowski regarding the law and ethics of doxing people who participate in controversial protests, such as an August Charlottesville, Virginia protest that turned violent.

Grabowski is frequently interviewed by the press for internet law issues. In recent years, he's been cited in the Washington Post, USA Today, New York Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Newsday, Christian Science Monitor, Shanghai Daily, Philadelphia Daily News, PC World, Long Island Press, Breitbart, Daily Caller and several other media outlets.

A new Pew Research Center poll found a growing number of people believe the media and academia are having a negative impact on America. Professor Mark Grabowski provided his analysis of the findings.

Grabowski told the Huffington Post that public trust in the press is declining because many media outlets focus on the wrong stories. “Russia isn’t going to pay the mortgage, lower healthcare premiums or pay off student loans,” he said referring the the media's fixation with President Trump and Russia.

In his Washington Examiner column, Grabowski opined on why a majority of Republicans believe colleges are having a negative effect on the country. "Too many colleges are not delivering what they promise: an education and a job," he wrote. "And the consequences have been a disaster for America."

Mark Grabowski, who teaches internet law and ethics at Adelphi University, weighed in on several recent issues related to his field, including revenge porn, net neutrality and internet anonymity.

Revenge Porn: In light of the Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna controversy, Grabowski warned in the New York Post that New York state's revenge porn law is woefully inadequate. “It’s endemic of the law lagging behind technology,” he said. Lawmakers “are out of touch with the technological issues people are facing.”

Net Neutrality: Grabowski told VOA News, come fall, your internet service could be throttled, Netflix could be blocked and politically controversial text messages could be censored if the FCC follows through with its all-but-formalized plan to roll back net neutrality regulations. Listen to interview here, beginning at 14:00 mark.

Internet Anonymity: In his column, ​Grabowski addressed CNN's threat to reveal an anonymous internet user who created a meme attacking them. The meme went viral after being retweeted by President Trump. Grabowski called CNN's response an "Orwellian overreaction." He explained in the Washington Examiner, "A news organization's mission is to report the news, not to thought-police the internet and threaten to make people famous if they make fun of it."

Professor and pundit Mark Grabowski, who is also a lawyer, weighed in on two political lawsuits that made headlines in the past week: state attorney generals' lawsuit against President Trump for allegedly violating the Constitution's Emoluments Clause and Sarah Palin's libel lawsuit against the New York Times.

In separate columns for the Washington Examiner, Grabowski predicted that neither lawsuit would likely succeed.

"The Emoluments Clause has been a dead letter since the 18th century," Grabowski explained. "The clause has never been litigated. No federal court has ever interpreted it directly. Legal scholars have debated whether it even applies to the president. It is incapable of judicial interpretation in the modern era without a detailed statutory and regulatory scheme.Moreover, it has been a presidential custom to violate the clause."

On the Palin lawsuit, he wrote, "As a result of the landmark 1964 case New York Times v. Sullivan, public officials like Palin must prove actual malice in order to recover damages. It's an almost insurmountable burden of proof: showing the paper knew what it said was false or acted with reckless disregard of the truth."

Grabowski's columns were discussed by the Conservative Tribune, American Thinker, The Whim and law professor blogs.

Mark Grabowski's website on Cuba's recent developments has received multiple honors in recent months.

Grabowski and another Adelphi University professor launched CubaStories.com in 2016, after taking a group of students to Cuba to report on the dramatic changes underway since then-President Obama loosened U.S. sanctions against the Caribbean island-nation.

The website has received the following honors:

• 1st Place, Best News Story, Press Club of Long Island's 2017 Student Journalism Awards
• 3rd Place, Best Video Feature, Press Club of Long Island's 2017 Student Journalism Awards
• Finalist for 2017 MEDEA Awards for best educational multimedia project