On 15 May 2019, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of R (on the application of Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal ([2019] UKSC 22), deciding by a slim majority of 4:3 that an “ouster clause” in section 67(8) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (“RIPA”) that purports to exclude from challenge or appeal any decision of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (“IPT”), does not prevent a judicial review challenge based on an error of law. Read the rest of this entry »
Case Law: R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Parliament’s “ouster” of High Court judicial review powers is not binding – Omar Qureshi, Dan Tench and Cathryn Hopkins
23 05 2019Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: Cathryn Hopkins, Dan Tench, IPT, Omar Qureshi, Privacy International
Categories : Caselaw, Government and Policy, Legal
The ‘Christchurch Call’ is just a start. Now we need to push for systemic change – Kevin Veale
17 05 2019
The “Christchurch Call” summit has made specific progress, with tech companies and world leaders signing an agreement to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. The question now is how we collectively follow up on its promise. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Christchurch, Kevin Veale, The Conversation
Categories : Government and Policy, Internet, Social Media
What the UK’s Online Harms white paper teaches us about internet regulation – Richard Haggart and Natasha Tusikov
22 04 2019
Amidst a growing consensus that social media and online platforms must be subject to public regulation, the United Kingdom has stepped up to do just that. In doing so, it has made a lot of people very angry. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Online Harms White Paper, Richard Haggart and Natasha Tusikov
Categories : Canada, Government and Policy, Internet, Media Regulation, Social Media
The White Paper on Online Harms. Keep in mind the bigger picture – Damian Tambini
18 04 2019
Protests that the government proposals for a duty of care on social media are a threat to free speech appear to be missing the point. European standards on freedom of expression give states ample justification for regulating speech that is harmful or undermines national security – if regulations are proportionate, prescribed by law and pursue a legitimate aim. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Damian Tambini, On Lne Harms White Paper
Categories : Government and Policy, Media Regulation, Social Media
Media Reform Coalition: Media Manifesto 2019
10 04 2019
The Media Reform Coalition (“MRC”) has pulled together extensive academic research and a number of briefing reports produced by, and in consultation with, a broad range of experts and stakeholders to produce its latest Media Manifesto. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Media Manifesto, MRC
Categories : Government and Policy, Media, Media Regulation
Politicians suing for defamation is usually a bad idea: here’s why – Michael Douglas
29 03 2019
When The Project host Waleed Aly began his editorial in the wake of the Christchurch massacre, he apologised that “these won’t be my best words”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Michael Douglas, The Conversation
Categories : Australia, Government and Policy, Libel
How governments use Big Data to violate human rights – Andrew Thompson
20 01 2019
The right to privacy has become a pressing human rights issue. And rightly so. Big data — combined with artificial intelligence and facial recognition software — has the capacity to intrude on people’s lives in unprecedented ways, in some cases on a massive scale. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Government and Policy, Privacy, Surveillance
Tackling the Information Crisis: A new report from LSE – Professor Charlie Beckett
22 11 2018
What kind of information society do you want? How should we reduce the amount of misinformation? How can we protect democracy from digital damage? How can we help people make the most of the extraordinary opportunities of the Internet while avoiding the harm it can cause? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: LSE Truth, trust and technology
Categories : Government and Policy, Social Media
Ethical questions over Number 10’s social media push for Brexit deal – Toby S James
17 11 2018
The prime minister is on a mission to defend her Brexit deal. After a three-hour grilling from MPs on November 15, Theresa May came out fighting in a press conference, dismissing the idea that she would be ousted as Conservative Party leader. The next morning, she took callers’ questions about the draft Withdrawal Agreement on LBC radio. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brexit, The Conversation, Toby S James
Categories : Government and Policy, Social Media
Entering the Era of Internet Accountability: The Implications for Copyright – Hugh Stephens
7 11 2018
I recently had the honour to be invited to give a guest lecture to the Copyright Society of Australia in Sydney. My talk focussed on how the Internet has evolved over the past twenty years, leading to a severe imbalance between Internet platforms and the creative community because of the abuse and misuse of safe harbours, and how recent events have put the big platforms in the spotlight—indeed in the crosshairs of the public and politicians. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Copyright, Hugh Stephens Blog, Platforms
Categories : Government and Policy, Internet
