A group that wanted to described a Tennessee state representative as “literally Hitler” in a leaflet has mounted a successful First Amendment challenge to a law that blocked false speech, including satire, against candidates in campaign literature.
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The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: August 2020 (Page 2 of 3)
The High Court handed down judgment on Friday in Newman v Southampton City Council & Ors [2020] EWHC 2103 (Fam), the first recorded judgment concerning journalistic access to the court file in public law family proceedings. The case is likely to be of interest to media lawyers generally, and throws up potential complications surrounding the scope and extent of the privacy rights of children vis-à-vis their parents. Continue reading
Criticism of the policies of a government, and calls for peaceful action intended to put pressure on it to change its policies, would normally be considered political expression protected by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. 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
‘Bitcoin is the world’s first decentralized cryptocurrency. The concept and technology behind Bitcoin was first published in October 2008 when its pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, sent the now famous protocol to a mailing list of cryptography enthusiasts. That protocol has since spawned a system of value and exchange with a current market cap of ~$150 billion.’ Continue reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned an infodemic, a vast and complicated mix of information, misinformation and disinformation. Continue reading
Facebook has faced a lot of criticism over the years for failing to moderate hate speech. Its policies have come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks thanks to the Stop Hate for Profit campaign. Started by civil rights groups in the US, the campaign has led to some of Facebook’s biggest customers pulling their ads from the social media platform for the month of July. Continue reading
On 23 July 2020 Master Dagnall gave judgment on the assessment of damages in libel proceedings brought by the leader of the Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha and speaker of the Tunisian parliament Rached Ghannouchi. Continue reading
The Trinity Legal Term ended on Friday 31 July 2020 and the summer legal vacation will last for 2 calendar months, with the Michaelmas term beginning on Thursday 1 October 2020. Continue reading
The UK is ‘clearly a target for Russia’s disinformation campaigns,’ according to a new report. Protecting our democratic discourse from a hostile state is the role of the intelligence agencies. Integral to that process are the social media platforms, who are private actors. What role should platforms have in a national security context? LSE Visiting Fellow Monica Horten discusses the findings of the Russia report from the UK Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee, released on 21 July, which exposes some of the issues. Continue reading
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