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

It is possible to create cross jurisdictional internet regulation systems to limit social media content and self-harm
Why the Removal of Facebook Accounts of Antisemitic Right Wing Extremists is a Bad Idea
Does Hauwei really have hidden backdoors on their equipment supplied to Vodafone?
06 Jun 2019
Why regulating social media companies could prevent self harm and suicide among young children
07 May 2019
Why I believe that Facebook is wrong in banning right-wing extremists from its platform
07 May 2019
Bloomberg’s suspicions on Huawei’s hidden ‘back doors’ could be politically motivated
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April 2019

24Apr2019
26Apr2019

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

At ARIA Resort Las Vegas

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10Apr2019
10Apr2019

Internet Law and Brand Management

This exclusive private presentation will be delivered to senior executive clients of Meltwater. Meltwater is a global media monitoring company with offices in 51 countries and more 26,000 clients.

From 09:35 until 12:35

At Nobu Hotel Shoreditch

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