‘Online content platforms operating in the UK should study recent publications issued by Ofcom to get a better handle on how the Online Safety Act will apply to them, and what they can do to meet the new legal requirements around addressing illegal content.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A YouTuber who targeted antisemitic abuse at a Jewish woman during a livestream has been sentenced for a hate crime.’
The Independent, 16th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Clause 19 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“the DMCC Bill”) gives the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) wide powers to impose conduct requirements on undertakings that the CMA has designated as having strategic market status (“SMS”) in respect of a digital activity (essentially, “big tech”). The condition for the exercise of the power is that the CMA considers it “appropriate” to do so having regard to broadly drawn statutory objectives – the “fair dealing” objective, the “open choices” objective (essentially, enabling consumers to choose freely and easily between providers) and the “trust and transparency” objective (essentially, having the information to make properly informed decisions). The types of conduct requirement that may be imposed are set out in clause 20: essentially, there is no statutory limit to the types of requirement that may be imposed save that (whatever they are) they must be for the purpose of securing various objectives or of preventing various widely defined types of conduct (for example “using data unfairly”). Breach of a conduct requirement may result, if the CMA so decides, in an enforcement order that requires action to remedy the breach or payment of damages.’
UK Constitutional Law Assoication, 15th November 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The extent to which holders of UK and EU trade mark rights can object to others using their marks to promote products listed for sale in online global marketplaces is to be considered by the UK Supreme Court in an upcoming case involving e-commerce giant Amazon.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Social media platforms should fight online grooming by not suggesting children as “friends” by default, the communications watchdog says.’
BBC News, 8th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Justice in the Digital Age – Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Technology and Construction Court.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A former children’s holiday camp manager who posed as a teenage girl in order to groom children online has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who groomed boys online by posing as a teenage girl has been jailed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.’
The Independent, 1st November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The High Court has found that a father made a covert audio-recording of a substantive court hearing in adoption proceedings, and within a few days, disposed of the recording and associated documents to another “with a view to their publication on YouTube”.’
Local Government Lawyer, October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three tweets for bookmaker Betfred featuring Anthony Joshua have been banned after a watchdog found the boxer’s strong appeal among under-18s broke gambling ad rules.’
The Independent, 1st November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Content platforms in the UK can expect to receive more details on the steps they might need to take to address the risk of illegal online harms on 9 November, a regulator has confirmed after the Online Safety Act passed into UK law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘After years of debate, the government’s controversial Online Safety Bill, which aims to make the internet safer for children, has become law.’
BBC News, 26th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A predatory paedophile who incited more than 200 girls as young as 10 to send him explicit images and videos of themselves while he was a serving police officer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘British authorities failed to act on multiple official warnings about a website promoting suicide that has been connected to at least 50 UK deaths, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 24th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A majority of private client lawyers believe the new online probate process is taking longer than the old paper-based system, a survey by the Law Society has found.’
Legal Futures, 18th October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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