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The recent storming of the US Capitol has led a number of social media platforms to remove President Donald Trump’s account. In the case of Twitter, the ban is permanent. Others, like Facebook, have taken him offline until after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. Continue reading
The inception of the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) in May 2018 has made it easier for individuals within the UK and the EU (and sometimes those based elsewhere) to assert their data protection rights to object to the inclusion of false or outdated information about them in risk/compliance databases. Continue reading
The counting of electoral college votes to certify the result of a US election is usually a routine affair. But emboldened by a provocative speech by outgoing president Donald Trump, an angry mob of his supporters made the ceremony international news by breaking into the US Capitol in a brazen attack on American democracy. Continue reading
The Hilary legal term begins today and ends on 31 March 2021. It seems unlikely that there will be many “live” hearings, at least for the first part of this term whilst national lockdown continues. Continue reading
Amid the chaos in the US Capitol, stoked largely by rhetoric from President Donald Trump, Twitter has locked his account, with 88.7 million followers, for 12 hours. 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 government is planning to change the law so that social media companies like Facebook and Twitter will have no choice but to take responsibility for the safety of their users. Continue reading
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), delivered an interesting judgment in the case of Tölle v. Croatia ([2020] ECHR 883) about insulting allegations of domestic violence. Continue reading
Seven years ago I started to take an annual look at what the coming year might hold for internet law in the UK. This exercise has always, perforce, included EU law. With Brexit now fully upon us future developments in EU law will no longer form part of UK law. Continue reading
A total of 373 new claims were issued in the Media and Communications List of the Queen’s Bench Division (“the M&C List”) in 2020. A public search on the HM Courts and Tribunals E-Filing Service reveals interesting information about the breakdown of these cases. Continue reading
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