EnvironmentSpeech without AccountabilityNew software makes it nearly impossible to remove illegal material from the Web--or to find out who put it thereBy W. Wayt Gibbs on October 1, 2000AdvertisementABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)W. Wayt Gibbs is a contributing editor for Scientific American based in Seattle. He also works as a scientific editor at Intellectual Ventures. Credit: Nick HigginsRecent Articles by W. Wayt GibbsDivide and Conquer Could Be Good COVID StrategyBread Science: A Yeasty ConversationCOVID-19 Vaccine Ethics: Who Gets It First and Other Issues