Assorted Legal Policies Society Combating Online Hate Speech: The Impact of Legislation on Twitter (ZEW) 12 June 2022 “We analyze the impact of the Network Enforcement Act, the first regulation which aims at restraining hate speech on large…
Assorted Legal Policies Society Addressing hate speech through improving data collection in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region (Council of Europe) 12 June 2022 “A specific session was devoted to the newly adopted Council of Europe Recommendation on combating hate speech that encourages member…
Legal Policies Society Regulating online hate will have unintended, but predictable, consequences (The Conversation) 12 June 2022 “It is difficult to argue against the motivations for the proposed anti-hate bill. At the same time, the discourse around…
Legal Policies UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech 18 June SYNOPSIS (Document Repository) 12 June 2022 https://dr.211check.org/slug/un-strategy-and-plan-of-action-on-hate-speech-18-june-synopsis/
Legal Policies Society Countering Online Hate Speech (La Iniciativa de Comunicación) 12 June 2022 “In conclusion, the report makes that point that the emergence of hate speech online continues to evolve, and that a…
Legal Policies The Council of Europe adopted the Recommendation on combating hate speech (Council of Europe) 25 May 2022 “In the Recommendation adopted during its annual session held in Turin on 20 May, the Council of Europe Committee of…
Legal Policies Europe must strongly combat the spread of hate speech and hate crime (European Economic and Social Committee) 25 May 2022 “The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) strongly supports the European Commission in its initiative to extend the list of…
Legal Policies Regulating online harms (House of Commons Library, UK) 16 March 2022 “Harmful online content and activity can include cyberbullying, racism, misogynistic abuse, pornography, and material promoting violence and selfharm. Social media…
Legal Policies Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 (Oireachtas Library & Research Service, Ireland) 16 March 2022 “The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 proposes to establish a Media Commission in place of the Broadcasting Authority…
Legal Policies Germany’s battle against online hate speech (DW) 18 February 2022 “Beginning in February, Germany is stepping up its efforts to combat hate speech on the internet, including a central monitor…
Legal Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court provides guidance for assessing claims against hate speech on social media (ReedSmith Technology Law Dispatch) 18 February 2022 “In a recent decision of December 19, 2021, case no. 1 BvR 1073/20 (published with an official press release dated…
Legal Policies Big tech opposes Germany’s enhanced hate speech law (Euractiv) 18 February 2022 “The amendment to Germany’s Network Enforcement Act known as NetzDG on combatting hate speech online comes into force on Tuesday…