Mark Grabowski was quoted last week in two media outlets on the impact blockchain and cryptocurrency are having on different industries.

He was cited by Medical Economics, a healthcare magazine, on blockchain's impact on medicine and whether doctors should invest in cryptocurrency. Additionally, Grabowski was quoted in Financial Magnates, a financial news site, on blockchain education in higher education.

Grabowski teaches a course on "Bitcoin & Blockchain" and has written a forthcoming textbook on cryptocurrency.

Mark Grabowski was quoted in a story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution involving free speech and social media threats. The story details how one dreadful social media post can have a lifetime of consequences. In the case of the store's subject, his anonymous Tumblr post threatening a school attack led to his college expulsion, six months in jail, a five-year social media ban and homelessness.

Grabowski addressed how the U.S. legal system assesses whether statements are protected by the First Amendment or not. "It comes down to a few different things: was it a true threat, or was it something he said in jest?” said the Adelphi University internet law and digital ethics professor. “If the statement can be reasonably interpreted by people as a joke, then it might not be considered a true threat. But if a court interprets that a message was intentionally threatening, it is treated as a threat regardless of whether the messenger has the means to carry the act out.” 

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."