On March 22, 2022, Russian lawmakers amended the “fake news” laws with fines and prison sentences. The law, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 4, criminalized specific types of news coverage over the invasion of Ukraine and could force more social networks out of the country. From P...
On February 3, 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she was "looking at what consequences [the anti-hate speech law NetzDG] had and what happens, and we'll definitely evaluate it too."
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In a recent ruling, the Spanish Audiencia Nacional – the high court that referred the Google Spain case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – has somehow expressed opposition against imposing global delisting obligations on search engines. See more on the CIS website.
Facebook management responsible for interaction with Russia confirmed the intention to visit Russia in late December or early January 2018 for talks on compliance with Russian laws, head of the Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov told reporters on Tuesday. From TASS.
The Russian Ministry of Culture has tabled a new proposal that will allow filmmakers to have pirate sites blocked within 24 hours, without a court order. From Torrent Freak.
Karen Bradley, the culture secretary, has said the government is considering changing the legal status of Google, Facebook and other internet companies amid growing concerns about copyright infringement and the spread of extremist material online. From The Guardian.
On October 1, 2017, the German Network Enforcement Act (Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz, or NetzDG), which was passed on June 30, 2017, entered into force.
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Russia’s new laws, approved earlier this year, are coming into effect in several instalments starting on 1 October. The laws have become infamous for strict rules regarding VPNs, or internet proxy services, that allow people to surf the web anonymously and access websites banned by internet...
Facebook said on Wednesday its efforts to fight fake news during Germany’s national elections included taking down tens of thousands of fake profiles in the final month of the campaign. From Reuters.
Russia will block access to Facebook next year unless the social network complies with a law that requires websites which store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so on Russian servers, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. From Reuters.