This week finally saw the publication of the long awaited White Paper on Online Harms. We had a post about the launch. It attracted generally positive responses across various media – although no one was wholly convinced by the proposals. Read the rest of this entry »
Law and Media Round Up – 15 April 2019
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Categories : Legal, Media
Do we really own our digital possessions? – Rebecca Mardon
14 04 2019
Microsoft has announced that it will close the books category of its digital store. While other software and apps will still be available via the virtual shop front, and on purchasers’ consoles and devices, the closure of the eBook store takes with it customers’ eBook libraries. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Digital Rights, Rebecca Mardon, The Conversation
Categories : Internet, Legal
The Online Harms White Paper: its approach to disinformation, and the challenges of regulation – Emma Goodman
13 04 2019
A new Online Harms White Paper, published jointly by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport and the Home Office, calls for a new system of regulation for tech companies with the goal of preventing online harm. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: LSE. Media Policy Project, Online Harms White Paper
Categories : Media Regulation, Social Media
Discover Leveson: new online resource offers researchers convenient access to historic inquiry evidence – Paul Magrath
12 04 2019
A comprehensive and interactive online research resource, containing all the evidence and publications of the Leveson Inquiry into press misconduct (2011-12) has been developed and hosted by Kingston University under the leadership of its Professor of Journalism, Brian Cathcart. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brian Cathcart, Discover Leveson, The Transparency Project
Categories : Leveson Inquiry, Media, Media Regulation
Supreme Court considers social media defamation: context is everything – Iain Wilson
11 04 2019
Some practitioners were surprised that Stocker v Stocker [2019] UKSC 17 reached the country’s highest court. The appeal concerned the meaning (or imputation) of words in a libel action. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Iain Wilson, Meaning, Stocker v Stocker, UK Supreme Court
Categories : Libel
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
News: Government Publishes White Paper on “Online Harms”, proposes “duty of care” and independent regulation
9 04 2019
On 8 April 2019 the UK Government published its long awaited “Online Harms White Paper” [pdf]. This aims to reduce the diffusion of harmful content on the internet. The White Paper was launched at the British Library with a speech by the Home Secretary Sajid Javid. The Executive Summary can be found here. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Onlne Harms, White Paper
Categories : Internet, Media Regulation, Social Media
Law and Media Round Up – 8 April 2019
8 04 2019
On 3 April 2019 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the libel appeal of Stocker v Stocker ([2019] UKSC 17). The Judge’s determination on meaning was reversed and judgment was entered for the defendant. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zuckerberg’s ‘new rules’ for the internet must move from words to actions – Andrew Quodling
7 04 2019
After years of rejecting calls for increased regulatory oversight of Facebook, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now called for more cooperation with government in dealing with problems posed by internet platforms and emergent internet technologies. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg
Categories : Media Regulation, Social Media
Christchurch attacks provide a new ethics lesson for professional media – Denis Muller
6 04 2019
Two basic rules of media ethics apply to the coverage of terrorism: avoid giving unnecessary oxygen to the terrorist, and avoid unnecessarily violating standards of public decency. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Christchurch, Denis Muller, Reporting Terrorism, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism
