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The role of social media platforms and users in tackling Covid misinformation – Mathilde Groppo

October 16, 2020 / / 2 Comments

“Plandemic”. This was the name of a 26-minute video spreading misinformation about Covid-19 which went viral (pun intended) after it was posted online on Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo and a separate website set up to share the video in early May 2020. The New York Times reports that it had been viewed 8 million times within a week of its release. Continue reading

Case Law, Strasbourg: Cengiz and Others v. Turkey: a tentative victory for freedom of expression online – Marina van Riel

January 10, 2016 / / 1 Comment

You Tube BlockOn 1 December 2015, the European Court of Human Rights released a judgment in the case of Cengiz and Others v. Turkey. The main question put before the Court was whether the blocking of the popular video-sharing website YouTube constituted a violation of users’ Convention rights. Having first established the victim status of the applicants, the Court went on to find a violation of their right to receive and impart information under Article 10 ECHR. Continue reading

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