Yair Cohen is a partner at Cohen Davis Solicitors, an awards winning UK law firm that specialises in internet and social media law.

Yair has been involved with the internet since 1997 first as a web and e-commerce developer and later as a full time internet law solicitor. He is the author of the book The Net Is Closing: birth of the e-police which examines the subject of internet policing from the eyes of victims of internet lawlessness.

The latest from Yair

Who is really responsible for protecting children’s safety on the internet and is the criticism that the social media companies are getting at the moment Justified?
How has the internet evolved from a lawless place to becoming (very soon) one of the heaviest policed venues in the world
Can the internet ever be policed? Yair Cohen interview with Al Jazeera
15 Apr 2019
Who is really responsible for protecting children’s safety on the internet and is the criticism that the social media companies are getting at the moment Justified?
28 Mar 2019
Freedom of Speech and Online Harassment
19 Mar 2019
Can the internet ever be policed?
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April 2019

24Apr2019
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Internet Law Leadership Summit

The 2019 annual gathering of some of the greatest internet law attorneys from the US, Canada and UK is taking place in Las Vegas Nevada. Attendance by invitation only

From 08:30 until 17:30

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10Apr2019
10Apr2019

Internet Law and Brand Management

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