SCL Conference 18 – Flash Event Flashes Past
Laurence Eastham reflects on the SCL Annual Conference 2018, which had keynotes, panels, a conversation and flash talks…
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Publishing & social media
EU Commission Proposal on Online Terrorist Content
The European Commission has published proposals for new legislation ‘to get terrorist content off the web, making sure that the same obligations are imposed in a uniform manner across the whole Union’….
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Scoping Exercise
Mark O’Conor reflects on SCL’s activities and looks forward to the forthcoming SCL Conference…
SCL Conference Keynote – the Power of Creative Abrasion
Laurence Eastham spoke to Nilema Bhakta-Jones about her forthcoming keynote at the SCL Conference on 27 September….
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Commons Select Committee’s Interim Report on Disinformation and ‘fake news’
In a first interim report in its Disinformation and ‘fake news’ inquiry, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has issued a series of stark warnings and made a series of recommendations….
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The New European Electronic Communications Code
Mike Conradi brings us up to date on developments with the proposed EU Code, highlighting the main features of the new Code…
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Time to get Technical? Revolutionizing the (Deplorable?) System of Internet Governance
This entry to the SCL Student Essay Prize earned Viraj Ananth the runner-up spot. It is a challenging and original take on the set question, which concerned the relative importance of law and ISP action in enforcement on the Internet….
ICO intends to fine Facebook £500,000 and calls for statutory Code of Practice to regulate use of personal information in political campaigning
Notice of intent and recommendations published in the light of preliminary findings in the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica investigation…
SCL Student Essay Prize Winning Entry: Is Law or ISP Action Key to Internet Enforcement?
This is the essay which won the SCL Student Essay Prize for 2018 for Alvin Cheung on the set topic ‘Are state legislation and case law, or Internet Service Provider action, more important to the enforcement of rules on Internet users? Discuss with respect to key internet platforms’ Terms of Service and privacy policies.’…
Talking Tech Law 2
Continuing our series where we ask key figures from the tech law sector to answer five questions, Lorraine Chimbga and Andrew Sharpe make their contribution…