CJEU rules that a member state may not subject a communication platform provider established in another member state to general and abstract obligations

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued its judgment in C-376/22 Google Ireland and others. The full judgment is not yet available in English. In 2021, Austria introduced a law requiring domestic and foreign providers of communication platforms to set up mechanisms for reporting and verifying potential illegal content. The law also…

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Below the Filter: Has the Time for Employment Rights for Content Moderators Finally Arrived?

As the sun rises, a worker prepares for yet another gruelling day at work. For eight hours, their weary eyes confront a barrage of disturbing posts that plunge into the abyss of humanity’s darkest corners: texts, videos and images of suicides, beheadings, explicit sexual acts and other harmful content demand their unwavering attention. They are…

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Key Takeaways from the SCL Privacy and DP Group Event: Ad Tech – Bring Everyone to the Table

Speakers Anita Bapat (Kemp Little LLP) Tom O’Flynn (Google) James Evan (Verizon media) Alex Abrahams (DMGT) Karishma Brahmbhatt (Allen & Overy LLP) Event Overview With ad-tech a key focus for data protection authorities such as the ICO and CNIL, panellists James, Alex and Tom methodically described ad-tech infrastructure, and the various players involved within the…

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