Mobile and internet privacy
In honour of European Consumer Day today, and World Day Against Cyber-censorship earlier this week, two privacy reports have caught my eye. Privacy is concerned as much with what we wish to keep Continue Reading
#Cameron to #Leveson: LOL
One of the most entertaining pieces of evidence that Lord Justice Leveson heard during his inquiry's hearings into the culture, practice and ethics of the press concerned UK Prime Minister David Continue Reading
Presidential freedom of expression
President Higgins at The Great Hunger Memorial, St Luke's Church, Liverpool.Last week, the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, in response to questions from reporters during an official visit to Continue Reading
We need a Privacy Bill, just not this one
The drumbeats for privacy legislation can once again be heard around Leinster House. I did a radio interview with Matt Cooper on Today FM's The Last Word yesterday evening; and I have an op-ed about Continue Reading
YouTube, Facebook, and the responsibilities of intermediary gatekeepers
In my previous post, I argued that, as a matter of principle, the controversial American anti-Islamic video should not be censored. The most obvious form of censorship comes from government action, Continue Reading
Assassination and censorship
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship. George Bernard Shaw Given my recent post about cross-border hate speech, I was unsurprised to find that freedom of expression is once again in the Continue Reading
A Utopian solution to cross-border hate speech?
James Banks (Sheffield Hallam University) has just published European Regulation of Cross-Border Hate Speech in Cyberspace: The Limits of Legislation (2011) 19 European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law Continue Reading
Declaration of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on “Libel Tourism” & Freedom of Expression
From the Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the Desirability of International Standards dealing with Forum Shopping in respect of Defamation, “Libel Tourism”, to Ensure Continue Reading
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