On May 11, 2022, the Fifth Circuit reinstated Texas state law HB 20 which allows private parties to sue tech platforms with 50M+ MAUs for their censorship of user-generated content based on “the viewpoint of a user or another person”. On May 13, technology lobbying groups NetChoice and the Computer...
Singapore intends to treat fake news with the same comprehensive approach as it does illicit drugs while allowing space for a “robust” discourse, according to a cabinet minister involved in discussions on new regulations.
Read more at Bloomberg.
Sri Lanka is likely to lift a ban on social media networks this week, a government minister said on Tuesday, almost a week after blocking access to prevent the spread of communal violence.
Read more at Reuters.
On March 8, 2018, the government of Sri Lanka ordered ISPs to temporarily block access to Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram "because they were spreading hate speeches and amplifying them" as violent protests occurred in the country, according to a government spokesperson.
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On March 8, 2018, it was reported that the new German government was looking to revise NetzDG, the law passed in June 2017 and enforced since October 1, 2017, which requires companies to remove "obviously illegal" hate speech content within 24 hours of posting or face a fine up to 50 million euros.
...On March 6, 2018, Wikimedia released its eighth transparency report, which highlighted that it received 343 requests to "alter or remove project content", of which none were granted.
Read more at I&J Retrospect.
On March 6, 2018, the Indonesian government blocked access to Tumblr, after it sent a letter on February 28 requiring that the blogging platform remove pornographic content within 48 hours.
Read more at I&J Retrospect.
On March 6, 2018, the South African National Assembly passed the Films and Publications Amendment Bill, which intends to protect children from exposure to disturbing and harmful content online, tackle "revenge porn" and hate speech.
Read more at the I&J Retrospect.
On April 5, the Maastricht University will hold the event "Fundamental Rights Protection Online: The Future Regulation of Intermediaries.
Check it on the Maastritcht University website.
In this decision, the Bundesgerichtshof (“BGH”) applies the latest CJEU case law on liability for linking, namely Svensson(C-466/12), GS Media (C-160/15), Filmspeler (C-527/15) and BREIN/Ziggo(C-610/15) to search engines and in particular to Google’s picture search. Read more at Kluwer Copyright...