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The UK’s Online Harms Bill: Potential Implications for the Right to Privacy

September 23, 2020

Following a discussion on the U.K. Online Harms White Paper, Richard Wingfield explores the privacy implications of the current regulatory... Read more >

From India to US, Forcing Proactive Policing of Online Content Is Censorship by Proxy

September 17, 2020

The brouhaha over Twitter’s labelling the US president’s tweets on the Minneapolis protests in May/June 2020 has again spurred the conversation... Read more >

Op-Ed: Five Ways Telecommunications Companies Can Fight Internet Shutdowns

August 26, 2020

Digital rights advocates have sometimes seen companies as adversaries when they cooperate with orders to limit or shut off services. But new research... Read more >

The Digital Services Act: An Opportunity to Build Human Rights Safeguards into Notice and Action

August 17, 2020

The E-Commerce Directive (ECD) allows Member States to flesh out the details of notice-and-action in national law, which has led to significant... Read more >

Remedy and Enforcement in the Digital Services Act

August 4, 2020

By including provisions on remedy and enforcement, the Digital Services Act (DSA) will be an important step forward in promoting business... Read more >

The Balancing Act of Content Moderation in Europe: Lessons from the French “Avia Law” for the Digital Services Act

July 27, 2020

The European Commission has committed to reviewing the rules that define the responsibilities of digital services in Europe. The related debates will... Read more >

Pulling Back the Curtain on the ‘Black Box’: How the Digital Services Act Will Legislate Algorithmic Auditing

July 22, 2020

The pervasive role of algorithms has drawn public scrutiny and spurred governments worldwide into action, including the European... Read more >

Thinking Through Transparency and Accountability Commitments Under The Digital Services Act

July 20, 2020

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a fundamental component of the European Commission’s roadmap to rethink “Europe’s digital future” and... Read more >

The Digital Services Act and Online Content Regulation: A Slippery Slope for Human Rights?

July 15, 2020

Governments are increasingly taking steps to force tech companies to take more responsibility for the platforms they have created and the harms that... Read more >

The European Union’s Emerging Approach to Content Regulation

July 13, 2020

The Digital Services Act is not only positioned to impact how companies do business in Europe but to presage a broader shift in how digital content... Read more >

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