How to make the internet safer without overloading it with government free‑speech brakes Last year, death threats made against Piers Morgan and his family, and the swift police response that followed, brought the issue of online abuse back into sharp focus. That case reminds us of the very real dangers that come with unchecked online […]
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The first UK case in which a conspiracy theorist was made to shut down his YouTube channel for harassing a grieving family.
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Being illegal immigrants means they have no passports and no identification documents, effectively erasing their existence in the eyes of the authorities. They are stripped of their private mobile phones and denied any free contact with the outside world, leaving them utterly isolated and under constant surveillance.
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Video: how the Sweet Bobby catfish kept her victim believing, for nearly ten years, that she was in a relationship with a real person.
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The solicitor’s account of the Sweet Bobby case: a decade of deception by more than fifty invented characters, and the fight for justice that followed.
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Mel B applied without notice for a restraining order against her former husband. The application was withdrawn and she was ordered to pay his costs.
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the implications of the Brazilian judge’s decision. While Matt focused on Elon Musk and X as the sources of controversy, I argued that the more pressing issue is being overlooked
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A mother falsely accused online of belonging to a satanic cult. The harassment campaign was stopped and its leader prosecuted.
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A Royal Marine officer whose former partner’s unproven allegations were passed by the police to his employer. A defamation and privacy claim against the force.
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A libel claim over a false sexual assault accusation made on Twitter and YouTube. The judge awarded damages and rejected the public interest defence.
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A financial adviser defamed and harassed for six years by a former colleague. The first English case to award damages for defamation and data protection breach together.
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Why do people troll celebrities? Rumours about celebrities on social media The world of fame and fortune can be a difficult one to navigate. For celebrities, their lives are often the target of scrutiny from their fans and haters alike. Unfortunately, the rise of the internet has made it easier for people to express their
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A web developer who built dozens of fake websites about a client over a £200 dispute. Convicted in the criminal court, then sued in the High Court.
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The first harassment injunction in England against a former employee, who had posted private images and attacks on his former boss at the United Nations.
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A porn producer, also a primary school head teacher, who exploited homeless men on film. Legal action forced the website to close.
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A celebrity harassed by an anonymous Instagram account. The first harassment injunction in the UK served through Instagram itself.
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The first disclosure order against Facebook, compelling it to hand over the identities of the anonymous trolls who abused one woman.
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The longest known harassment case in the UK: thirteen years of letters and websites, ended when the harasser was traced and taken to court.
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The first successful civil claim for catfishing in the UK, after a decade of deception by a relative posing as more than fifty people.
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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.
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Attending the Summit, which is by invitation only, is open for practicing internet law attorneys who niche themselves in the field of internet law and who have been practicing for sufficient time to have acquired the special knowledge and expertise that is expected from a specialist internet law attorney.
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At times of trouble, when important decisions need to be made, within the organisation about a critical topic, the place to turn to for the right answer is the mission statement. Mission statements are a way get everyone focused on the right direction, and they play a part in helping a business make sound long-term decisions.
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Solicitor Yair Cohen speaks to BBC Radio Kent about The rate of homophobic hate crimes in the UK, including stalking and online harassment, has more than doubled over the past five years, with Kent police reporting a staggering 400% increase in reported cases.
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Introducing the Solicitor of the Year – Private Practice Shortlist: Q&A with Yair Cohen, Partner at Cohen Davis Solicitors
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Simone Burns death. What impact can sharing such material have on an individual and what can be done to limit the distress and damaged
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The government will eventually, like it or not, police the internet. This is inevitable. The recently published White Paper which warned internet companies very clearly of its intention to set up a new internet regulator is an indication of what social media companies should expect to see in the future. How powerful this regulator will be, will largely depend on how genuine social media companies’ effort to combat intolerance, prevent self-harm and decrease the amount of fake news is.
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Internet police author Yair Cohen says I am often asked, how much of a responsibility do we as internet users have, to police the internet ourselves and decide whether we are going to watch certain images or share horror films of live events. After all, the more we share the more we encourage others to commit social media atrocities.
This is a very interesting question. It is easy to blame us, the people, for our part in watching and sharing horrific images via social media. At the same time, people should not be judged too harshly in this regard because after all, we are only human. When we see something that is shocking, something t
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Executive training in internet law. London top internet law solicitors firm delivers exclusive training sessions to company executives on social media and internet law
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UK internet law expert Yair Cohen will be presenting at the Internet Law Leadership Summit in Las Vegas. Latest development on the EU Copyright Directive, EU ePrivacy Regulations and latest GDPR trends.
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This week, Yair Cohen was interviewed on Al Jazeera TV and was asked by the host: ‘Do you think that the expectations of the egalitarian nature of the internet were too high?’ Yair: ‘I think that the internet, in the early days, was seen almost as an anarchistic place. The idea of the bureaucracy meant
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Google is not the sole decision makers of whether you can have information about you removed from the internet under a right to be forgotten. People should not give up so quickly with their applications to remove links from the internet
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Katie Price is certainly a controversial figure who doesn’t hesitate to speak her mind. But does this necessarily make her a fair target to online abuse?
She doesn’t think so and i’m supporting her. Katie Price and her children have been suffering from online abuse and harassment far before many members of Parliament started to recognised online harassment and abuse as an issue worth discussing.
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Moving away from self-policing does not necessarily mean the creation of ‘thought police’ or a ‘snooping unit’, but rather it is intended to make people feel safer online and bring our police into the twenty-first century.
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The key issue is whether it’s fair to place the entire burden of responsibility on the platform. Social media companies, while crucial in setting and enforcing community guidelines, cannot single-handedly control user behaviour.
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Social media lawyer Yair Cohen says that the internet and social media, through the collective wisdom and madness of the crowd is very judgemental and could be unforgiving.
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She was being harassed online, she said, but as our conversation deepened, it became clear that her torment was not unfolding in conventional online spaces but within the world of her Second Life character.
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