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Why social media firms will struggle to follow new EU rules on illegal...
Social media allowed us to connect with one another like never before. But it came with a price – it handed a megaphone to everyone, including terrorists, child abusers and hate groups. EU...
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Case Law, EU: RT France v. Council: General Court finds ban on Russia Today...
On 27 July 2022, in RT France v. Council, the General Court of the European Union found that the ban on RT France in the EU did not violate the right to freedom of expression and media freedom, under...
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The democratic fightback has begun: The European Commission’s new European...
The European Commission has published a draft European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). If passed, this new law would represent a major shift in EU policy on the media, and a welcome shot in the arm for...
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Data damages (done dirt cheap?) – Ali Vaziri
A couple of developments on data protection damages: one from the EU which indicates that the likely direction of travel for the block’s highest court is that there’s no entitlement to compensation...
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European Media Freedom Act and the protection of journalistic sources: still...
In her State of the Union on 15 September 2021, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, declared: “Media companies cannot be treated as just another business. Their independence is...
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Anonymity in CJEU cases: the Court changes its approach – Peter Oliver
Some readers may recall that in June 2018 the Court of Justice issued a press release, to the effect that, in keeping with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Court had taken the...
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Case Law, CJEU: Case C-300/21, Österreichische Post (Non-material damage...
On 4 May 2023 the CJEU handed down judgment in the Österreichische Post case, ruling that mere infringement of the GDPR is not itself sufficient to confer a right to compensation; and that material or...
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EU files antitrust charges against Google: here’s how the ad tech at the...
The European Union filed an antitrust case against Google on June 14, 2023, charging that the company abused its power in the online advertising market to disadvantage its competition. The U.S....
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Digital policy in the UK and Europe after Brexit – Alison Harcourt
Post Brexit, the UK is attempting to redefine its place in the world of an increasingly globalised digital policy. My recent book on Brexit and the Digital Single Market examines the consequences of...
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Resources: New Database of Article 29 Working Party Documents, 1997-2018
The Cambridge Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (“CIPIL”) has launched a new database of materials issued by the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) between 1997 and 2018 when it was...
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