On May 11, 2022, the Fifth Circuit reinstated Texas state law HB 20 which allows private parties to sue tech platforms with 50M+ MAUs for their censorship of user-generated content based on “the viewpoint of a user or another person”. On May 13, technology lobbying groups NetChoice and the Computer...
As we reported here, the Regional Administrative Tribunal of Lazio (TAR Lazio) referred the question of constitutionality of the AGCOM Regulation regarding Online Copyright Enforcement (AGCOM Regulation) to the Italian Constitutional Court. The Regulation empowers the Italian Communication Authority...
Turkish governmental control of web traffic is on the rise. Recently, the Information Technology and Communications Authority (the "ITC Authority") updated the Authorization Regulation in the Electronic Communications Sector (“Authorization Regulation”) and the Administrative Sanctions Regulation...
December 2014 in Retrospect is available here:
http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2014-december
Retrospect is the monthly newsletter of the Internet & Jurisdiction Project - a global multi-stakeholder dialogue process that explores the tension between the cross-border nature...
After launch in July 2014, the World Intermediary Liability Map (WILMap) has been steadily and rapidly growing.
New country pages were added to the WILMap, including the African Union, Belgium, the European Union, Iran, Ireland, Malaysia, Nigeria, South Korea and Venezuela.
Other pages were updated...
The Sony incident reminds us again about the fragile yet constantly shifting state of cybersecurity and Internet policy. Clearly the international political ramifications of this incident, who actually did it, and Sony's potential culpability remain unknown. However, the purpose of this commentary...
November 2014 in Retrospect is available here:
http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2014-november
Retrospect is the monthly newsletter of the Internet & Jurisdiction Project - a global multi-stakeholder dialogue process that explores the tension between the cross-border nature...