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22 Oct 2018, 4:18 pm by INFORRM
Should social media platforms be subject to a statutory duty of care, akin to occupiers’ liability or health and safety, with the aim of protecting against online harms? [read post]
28 Dec 2018, 4:17 pm by INFORRM
A bumper crop of pending litigation and legislative initiatives for the coming year (without even thinking about Brexit). [read post]
3 Mar 2015, 4:01 pm by INFORRM
Big Brother Watch has this week published the results of its research, conducted via freedom of information requests to police forces, into charges and cautions under two communications offences: Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and the Malicious Communications Act 1988. [read post]
29 Aug 2013, 12:30 am by INFORRM
Section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013 provides (or will do when the Act comes into force) a complete defence from a defamation claim for a website operator who can show that it did not post the statement on the website. [read post]
22 May 2017, 4:09 pm by INFORRM
Article 15 of the ECommerce Directive lays down the basic principle that EU Member States cannot impose a general obligation on internet intermediaries to monitor what people say online. [read post]
9 Oct 2018, 4:32 pm by INFORRM
This summer marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Theatres Act 1968, the legislation that freed the theatres from the censorious hand of the Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household. [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 9:50 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
From the TimesOnLine:In a statement, Graham Smith, Deputy Commissioner at the ICO [Information Commissioner’s Office ], said: “The e-mails which are now public reveal that Mr Holland’s requests under the Freedom of Information Act were not dealt with as they should have been under the legislation. [read post]
6 Feb 2020, 7:04 am by Charon QC
In this issue: Internet law – As we leave the EU, Graham Smith of Bird & Bird takes a snapshot of where we are with internet law and what lies in store Resources – Paul Magrath of ICLR reviews Public Information Online from Dandy Booksellers Trust – Alex Heshmaty of Legal Words discusses aspects of trust on the internet and how we establish it Encryption – Will Richmond-Coggan of Freeths considers the balance between national security and privacy Online… [read post]
1 Oct 2010, 2:59 am by Katherine Gundersen
The Information Commissioner's Office has today published a list of public authorities which it is monitoring because it appears they are not meeting the FOI Act's time limits: In putting the list together the ICO looked at the number of complaints it had received, published data showing where less than 85% of requests had received a response within appropriate timescales and also occasions where authorities had exceeded time limits by a significant margin.The ICO’s Deputy… [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 7:29 am by Glenn Reynolds
The former Graham County, Arizona sheriff announced he would run against Smith in the 21st District’s GOP primary back in December, but his profile didn’t blow up until this past Sunday, when the social media giant Reddit christened him the anti-Smith, and promoted his Ask Me Anything (AMA) question-and-answer session on the Reddit homepage. . . . [read post]
19 Dec 2020, 4:37 pm by INFORRM
The fundamental issues with the government’s White Paper proposals have been exhaustively discussed on previous occasions. [read post]
19 Dec 2020, 2:35 am by INFORRM
The government has now published the Final Response to its Consultation on the April 2019 Online Harms White Paper. [read post]
10 Feb 2021, 5:16 am by INFORRM
The UK having now cut its direct ties with EU law, what does its future hold for the intermediary liability protections in Articles 12 to 15 of the Electronic Commerce Directive? [read post]
9 Nov 2021, 4:40 pm by INFORRM
This is Part 2 of a two part post dealing with a concrete example of the way in which the Online Safety Bill is should operate. [read post]
18 Mar 2019, 5:17 pm by INFORRM
All the signs are that the government will shortly propose a duty of care on social media platforms aimed at reducing the risk of harm to users. [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 2:59 am by INFORRM
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued its decision in Google Inc v Equustek (2017 SCC 34). [read post]