Jonathan Hersh, PhD

Communications of the ACM

Fighting Crime Online: Options, evidence, and the empirical case for judicial site blocking in the U.S.

Brett Danaher · Jonathan Hersh · Michael D. Smith · Rahul Telang ·

Synthesizes evidence on judicial site blocking as a policy lever for reducing online criminal activity.

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Abstract

An overview of policy options and evidence on judicial site blocking in the U.S., arguing for its effectiveness as a tool to reduce online crime.

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Danaher, B., Hersh, J., Smith, M. D., & Telang, R. (2025). Fighting Crime Online: Options, evidence, and the empirical case for judicial site blocking in the U.S. Communications of the ACM. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014498322000468

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@article{danaher2025fighting,
  title   = {Fighting Crime Online: Options, evidence, and the empirical case for judicial site blocking in the U.S.},
  author  = {Danaher, Brett and Hersh, Jonathan and Smith, Michael D. and Telang, Rahul},
  journal = {Communications of the ACM},
  year    = {2025},
  url     = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014498322000468}
}

Publication details

VenueCommunications of the ACM
Year2025
AuthorsBrett Danaher, Jonathan Hersh, Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang
Published versionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014498322000468

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