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The Controversial Ban on X in Brazil: A Debate with Matt Frei | LBC Interview

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Is the UK government planning to block X? In a disturbing development with far-reaching implications for democracy and free speech, a Brazilian judge recently exercised unilateral authority to block X (formerly Twitter) for all users in the country. This drastic measure, coupled with a severe $9,000 penalty for anyone attempting to bypass the ban, was […]

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YouTube deletes RT News Channels

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YouTube deletes 2 news channels depriving 500,000,000 viewers of news choice YouTube has permanently deleted two news channels, which appear to have reported news in a manner disagreeable to YouTube. Both news channels, which between them share more than half a billion viewers are sister stations of Russian RT News. The news channels broadcast in

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Is online content removal influenced by politics

Social media giants told by watchdog to delete tons of content or else….

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Do social media companies discriminate against Russian generated content and if so, who has to pay the price? Yair Cohen explains in a live interview

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Biden v Knight First Amendment Institute

Biden v Knight First Amendment Institute and Twitter’s right to exclude users

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Biden v Knight First Amendment Institute, summary of the facts of the case. The case was first brought on behalf of Twitter users who objected to the right of President Donald Trump to block them. The core complaint was that the President’s Twitter account was an “official” account and that the comments section on his Twitter account was a “constitutionally protected public forum

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Why the police must have little tolerance towards online trolls

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Yesterday I gave an interview to BBC Scotland where I explained why the government must take a tougher approach and prosecute people who commit harassment on social media. This was after reports by NHS nurses of the spill of the harassment against them to offline, with nurses being abused on the street. The advice given

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Social media platforms need to be made accountable for the amplification of hate speech

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Yair Cohen talked on Al Jazeera earlier this month about the online gaming message board 8chan, which became a haven for extremist content. Social media platforms to be accountable for amplifying hate speech from Yair Cohen Solicitor on Vimeo. 8chan is where the suspect of the El Paso Shooting is believed to have posted a

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Why regulating social media companies could prevent self harm and suicide among young children

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In the UK, there are no specific laws to shield social media companies from being held accountable for the material which is published on their platforms. The courts, however, have largely allowed them to get away with claims that they are not “publishers” but only provide

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Freedom of Speech and Online Harassment

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Why is it that people feel that they can say what they want about people on the internet that they wouldn’t necessarily say to someone’s face?. It broadly goes back to the early days of the internet, where there was a perception that the internet was outside the scope of regulations and policing. It was

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Disclosing the identity of internet trolls and cyber-bullies

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Interestingly, support for the idea that anonymous posting should be phased out has come from an unexpected source. Back in 2011 Facebook’s former marketing director Randi Zuckerberg and Google head Eric Schmidt have both been quoted to suggest that anonymous posting should be made a thing of the past

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