A draft of the White Paper was leaked to the Mail on Sunday, 24 March 2019, which noted specifically that “the new rules will target any site that allows users to share or discover user-generated content or interact with each other online” and argued that this would mean that newspaper websites would be forced to sign up to the regulator. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: July 2021 (Page 3 of 3)
In the case of Hurbain v Belgium [2021] ECHR 544 (in French only), the European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), held that an order to anonymise an article in a newspaper’s electronic archive (which referred to a person’s involvement in a fatal road traffic accident for which they were subsequently convicted) did not breach the applicant publisher’s right to freedom of expression under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Continue reading
Long before the Draft Online Safety Bill was published in May the press had been lobbying strenuously to ensure that the online versions of newspapers would not fall within its scope in any way whatsoever. Continue reading
On 1 July 2021, Nicklin J handed down judgment in the libel action of Lachaux v Independent Print Limited & Others [2021] EWHC 1797 (QB). Bruno Lachaux won his long-running claim against the publishers of The Independent, i and the Evening Standard and was awarded a total of £120,000 in damages. Continue reading
“The spread of COVID-19 is linked to 5G mobile networks.” “Place a halved onion in the corner of your room to catch the COVID-19 germs.” “Sunny weather protects you from COVID-19.” Continue reading
On Thursday 1 July 2021, the High Court handed down judgment in the long-running libel action of Lachaux v Independent Print Limited & Others [2021] EWHC 1797 (QB). Continue reading
On Friday 25 June 2021, British tabloid The Sun published pictures of the UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, kissing Gina Coladangelo in his office at the Department of Health. These pictures were, it seems, captured by a CCTV camera in the office and leaked by person(s) unknown to the newspaper. Continue reading
Can something that I write in this blog restrict someone else’s freedom of expression? According to the UK government, yes. In its Full Response to the Online Harms White Paper the government suggested that under the proposed legislation user redress mechanisms to be provided by platforms would enable users to “challenge content that unduly restricts their freedom of expression”. Continue reading
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