Tension between Hong Kong and the US escalated further with President Joe Biden’s administration set to warn American companies about the risks of doing business in Hong Kong as China tightens its influence over the region. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: July 2021 (Page 2 of 3)
On 15 July 2021 Saini J handed down judgment in Blackledge v Person(s) Unknown [2021] EWHC 1994 (QB) awarding substantial libel and harassment damages to the victim of a campaign of online abuse in the form of anonymous blog posts on a website making false and defamatory allegations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading
The BBC has developed a reputation for arrogantly brushing off criticism and failing to acknowledge and rectify mistakes before the consequent damage to its reputation has been done. This post suggests some possible reasons for this attitude, and also ways in which the BBC might behave in a less self-destructive manner in future. Continue reading
Large tech companies like Google and Facebook have significant power in the digital media landscapes of countries around the world, and it can sometimes be hard to imagine what online life would be like without them. 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
One of the more perplexing provisions of the draft Online Safety Bill is its multi-level definition of legal but harmful content (“lawful but awful” content, to give it its colloquial name). Continue reading
From condo salesman to reality TV host to leader of the free world, Donald Trump has occupied several lifetimes’ worth of identities over a remarkable career of reinventions. Continue reading
On 7 July 2021 judgment was handed down in the case of Vardy v Rooney [2021] EWHC 1888 (QB). Steyn J ordered the striking out of substantial parts of the defence of truth advanced by Coleen Rooney. There was a post on Inforrm and 5RB. Continue reading
The ‘Wagatha Christie litigation’, as it is affectionately known, is the fascinating case of mistrust between friends and a sting operation to find a leak. Colleen Rooney (wife of footballer Wayne) became concerned that ‘stories’ she was publishing to her private Instagram account – to which only her actual friends had access – were being reported in the Sun newspaper. Continue reading
The press lobbying described in Part 2 continued . Dire warnings about the effects of the measures proposed in the White Paper have continued to appear in papers such as the Mail. Continue reading
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