Why India farmers protest is supported by social media giants who say they will refuse to comply with the take down requests by the Indian government and instead, act upon their own judgement

Yair Cohen, social media lawyer talks live about social media giants' hypocrisy when dealing with the largest democracy in the world.

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What is Florida Senate Bill 7072 and why it was enacted. Read more about Florida Senate Bill 7072

The US might give ransomware threat the same priority as terrorism. Yair Cohen explains in this live panel discussion that as US internal security services have requested powers that will allow them to handle ransomware hacking crimes in the same way that they handle terrorist activities, other crimes might now come under the same banner of terrorism.

Read more The US to give the ransomware threat same priority as terrorism

Yair Cohen explains how he brings private prosecution cases against internet trolls

Speaking to BBC Scotland's Kate Adams, solicitor Yair Cohen explains the reasons for the rise in cases of internet trolling in the UK and how him and his law firm are able to assist victims of internet trolling and harassment

How do people allow themselves to be catfish?

In this interview on GB News, solicitor Yair Cohen, who was involved in the "Sweet Bobby" case, delves into the malevolent aspects of social media. Yair discusses how platforms can be used to manipulate, control, and emotionally devastate individuals through catfishing and similar deceptive practices. Utilising examples from the Sweet Bobby case, he illustrates the prevalence and harmful effects of catfishing, highlighting the psychological damage it can cause. He offers insights into how predators target the vulnerable and how easily such deceit can lead to severe mental health issues.

To grasp the severe risks present online and discover how to safeguard yourself and your loved ones from being manipulated in similar ways, watch this interview. Learn more about the details of the Sweet Bobby case at Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare – The Lawyer’s Perspective on a Decade of Deception

Facebook has been blocking messages from city authorities, health care providers and

community officials promoting vaccination against COVID-19.

This again has called into question how effective the platform is in helping public awareness campaigns. Read more

Does Facebook deliberately promote Chaos | Social Media Lawyer (yaircohen.co.uk)

Never before in human history, have those in charge of carrying public information to billions of people across the planet, been left unregulated.  The closest example of large scale information carriers are telephone companies and TV news stations, both of which operate under licences, which prohibit discrimination or selection of their users. Certainly not a selection, which is based on race or on political affiliation. Read more

How far would employers go,  spying on employees who work from home

Can employers lawfully spy on their employees who work form home?

Read more Legal issues aroundspying on employees who work from home

Yair Cohen explains why social media companies appear to be discriminating against Russian generated content, even when it comes at the expense of vulnerable people who had been subject to people trafficking and to sexual abuse. Read more Online Content Removal

The role of social media ads during election campaigns

The story behind the story of the Sweet Bobby Netflix drama

Yair Cohen and Filiz Kiani, the attorneys involved in one of the most emotionally charged and complex catfishing cases to date, offer fresh insights into the harrowing tale of Kirat’s deception, manipulation, and betrayal. For over ten years, Kirat found herself ensnared in an intricate web of deceit. But what really occurred behind the scenes? What obstacles did her legal team encounter while uncovering the truth? And just how pervasive was this ordeal?

Watch now as Yair Cohen and Filiz Kiani provide an exclusive look into the Sweet Bobby case with their unique, insider viewpoint.

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Stay tuned – the reality is more bizarre than you might expect. What you thought you knew about Sweet Bobby could just be the tip of the iceberg.

After Facebook fact-checker decided to take on one of the most credible medical publications in the world, Facebook had to admit that its fact-checking is only "an opinion" Read more Facebook fact-check is only an unlearned opinion

ended up with . The British Medical Journal dared to publish whistle-blower report about the mishandling of COVID 19 data trials.

How far can governments go in using mobile technology during COVID

Tracing apps are playing a significant role in some countries in combating COVID-19. There is no doubt that COVID-19 has given a huge boost to some technological advances but more importantly, the virus has created a public readiness to accept them.
The COVID-19 outbreak helped destroy psychological barriers by making most people accept certain restrictions on their privacy and freedoms, which they would have never previously been willing to even consider.
Read more Why European governments are reluctant to use mobile phone tracking apps during COVID19

What are the legal consequences of parents posting images and other private information about their young children on the internet

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Breach of privacy of children when parents post images of their children on social media

Apple’s “crime” was that it made it difficult for a third-party company who developed a child safety app, to sell the app through its app store. Instead, Apple promoted its own app, exclusively.

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Apple fined $12M in Russia over alleged app market abuse

Why the decision against Google is important

Google has lost its appeal against a $2.8 billion fine, which was imposed on it by the EU after the European Commission concluded that it was operating in an anti competitive environment.

This decision against Google is important but no many people fully appreciate its significance. Read more Google loses appeal of $2.8 billion fine in E.U. anti-trust case

Solicitor Yair Cohen interview with Good Morning Britain

Social media lawyer Yair Cohen interview about racism in football via social media. Yair explains what needs to be done to stop social media racism for once and for all.

Google found to have misled Australian users in location tracking case. The Australian Federal Court has ruled that Google misled users in the country when it comes to how it collects and uses location data.

Google was particularly crafty on this occasion as it gave users two different security settings, both of which had to be switched off in order for the location tracking to be disabled.

However,  only one of the settings mentioned the word “location”. It was called “location history” whilst the other, which Google made sure was turned on by default, was called “webs and apps”.

"Who on earth would have guessed that “webs and apps” setting had anything to do with the location tracking", asks lawyer Yair Cohen.

French data protection regulator has fined Google and Facebook because it found that the social media companies had made it easier for users to accept all cookies, but to reject them all, it would take 5-10 minutes to do. Facebook and Google were told to make it equality easy for their users to opt in and to opt out of their acceptance to the collection of their data.

YouTube deletes RT’s German channels over alleged Covid misinformation

YouTube deprives 500.000,000 news consumers of two popular news channels.

Read more YouTube deletes RT