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The Devil in the Detail? The Government’s Response on SLAPPs and clause 4 of...
Just what exactly is the Government proposing in its recently published Response to the Call for Evidence on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)? As one commentator on this forum...
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US politicians tweet far more misinformation than those in the UK and...
Politicians from mainstream parties in the UK and Germany post far fewer links to untrustworthy websites on Twitter and this has remained constant since 2016, according to our new research. By...
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The UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Reviewing Proposed Law...
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, currently before the UK Parliament, proposes a slew of changes to UK data protection law, including law enforcement and intelligence services data...
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The Online Safety Bill: Everything in Moderation?, Parts III, IV and V,...
Part 3: Criticism In a rare show of national unity, disapproval of the OSB has spanned both ends of the political spectrum. Alongside criticism from the Labour culture minister, Conservative...
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The UK’s online safety law could make people less safe – Benjamin Dowling
The UK’s long-debated online safety bill (OSB) has been approved by the House of Lords, clearing the way for it to become law. But it has pitted the government, which proposed the bill, against tech...
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Digital policy in the UK and Europe after Brexit – Alison Harcourt
Post Brexit, the UK is attempting to redefine its place in the world of an increasingly globalised digital policy. My recent book on Brexit and the Digital Single Market examines the consequences of...
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United States: Supreme Court to consider giving First Amendment protections...
The First Amendment does not protect messages posted on social media platforms. The companies that own the platforms can – and do – remove, promote or limit the distribution of any posts according to...
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Starmer’s Refusal to Confront the Press Isn’t Just a Mistake: It’s...
In his new year speech, Keir Starmer held out his familiar vague promises of change after this year’s election and warned us that the Conservatives would go down fighting dirty, but he once again...
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Ofcom has rules on broadcaster impartiality: so why is GB News getting away...
The UK’s media regulator has found GB News guilty of breaching the UK’s “due impartiality” code in five separate programmes. This brings the total violations for the news channel to 12 in the last 18...
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There are obvious problems with the SLAPPs Bill, but what should be done...
It took just two years for the idea of an anti-SLAPP statute to go from a grassroots movement in the UK to its realisation in legislation. There are obvious problems with the resulting anti-SLAPP...
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Holding a placard outside court isn’t illegal, judge rules: is that the best...
The UK High Court recently dismissed the case against environmental activist Trudi Warner, who was referred for contempt of court in March 2023. Civil liberties campaigners hailed the decision as a...
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