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Month: December 2020 (Page 2 of 4)
The government has now published the Final Response to its Consultation on the April 2019 Online Harms White Paper. Continue reading
On 17 December 2020, the UK Supreme Court (Lords Reed, Sales and Burrows) granted the defendant in the case of ZXC v Bloomberg LP permission to appeal the order of the Court of Appeal dated 15 May 2020 ([2020] 3 WLR 838). Continue reading
The main purpose of this post is to show how to find cases and other materials on the site of the British and Irish Legal Information Institute, better known as BAILII. There is a separate post explaining what BAILII is and where it came from: All about BAILII – part one: what it is and where it came from. Continue reading
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the British and Irish Legal Information Institute, better known to all who use it as BAILII. Continue reading
On 15 December 2020, the Government published its full response to the Online Harms White Paper, confirming that the Online Harms Bill will establish a new statutory duty of care which is intended to make online companies take responsibility for the safety of their users. Continue reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clearer than ever that we are at risk of losing control of our economies. Our institutions have increasingly struggled to meet the challenges of economic development before the crisis, and yet throughout the pandemic we’ve seen surging stock market valuations of tech giants — including staggering CEO salaries — the inability of anti-trust regulators, particularly in the United States, to effectively regulate markets and the rise of China’s tech companies. Continue reading
This is the last full week of the Michaelmas legal term which ends on Monday 21 December 2020. The next legal term, the 2021 Hilary term will begin on 11 January 2021 and our next Law and Media Round up will be published on that day. Continue reading
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the stuff of science fiction. In the form of machine learning tools and decision-making algorithms, it’s all around us. AI determines what news you get served up on the internet. It plays a key role in online matchmaking, which is now the way most romantic couples get together. It will tell you how to get to your next meeting, and what time to leave home so you’re not late. 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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