Recent international developments, particularly Australia’s move to ban under‑16s from social media, have reignited debate in the UK about how best to protect young people online. As a result, pressure has been mounting on the UK Government to go further than the measures already set out in the Online Safety Act 2023, most notably the banning of under-16s from social media. Continue reading
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The government’s plan to fund Australian journalism through a levy on digital platforms rests on a sound premise: a healthy democracy depends on reliable information. But this latest attempt – following the shortcomings of the News Media Bargaining Code – is a high-risk move. Continue reading
The company which operates the World Check database, Refinitiv, settled the data protection claim brought by two children ( Lazarevic and another v Refinitiv Ltd KB-2024-003170) on the first day of what was to be a five day trial. Refinitiv agreed to remove the profiles . Continue reading
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. Continue reading
The former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey has dropped his £79m libel case against the Financial Times. The move comes almost two years after he filed the claim and three years after the FT and Tortoise Media jointly published accusations that he sexually assaulted multiple women. Continue reading
The Easter term will begin on Tuesday 14 April 2026 and will end on Friday 22 May 2026. Continue reading
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. Continue reading
Twenty years later, and under a new prime minister, Labour now appears to want to make good on Blair’s promise to ‘change the rules’ as far as human rights are concerned, and to do so for much the same reasons and in much the same way. Continue reading
Every time that threats are made to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), those opposed to such a drastic move remind us that Britain was its first signatory and that Winston Churchill was a strong supporter of the project. Continue reading
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. Continue reading
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