UK government responds to consultation on implementation of Audio Visual Services Directive
Directive must be implemented by September 2020…
Publishing & social media
Online Harms White Paper: interim consultation response published
UK government intends to appoint Ofcom to regulate online harms but full response to follow in Spring 2020…
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Fighting Wuhan coronavirus misinformation: The Singapore approach
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore correspondent, reports on how the authorities there are fighting coronavirus misinformation with the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act that came into force last year….
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Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation: systemic regulation of online targeting required
The CDEI has published its first report with recommendations to make online platforms more accountable, increase transparency, and help users to control how they are targeted….
Brexit, inevitably
David Chaplin, SCL Editor, reflects on the post-Brexit era for Computers & Law…
LawTech Edinburgh: connecting law and tech students
Lauren Graham, a second year law student at the University of Edinburgh and winner of the SCL’s Tech Law Challenge 2019, introduces “LawTech Edinburgh”, a group she has helped set up to bridge the gap between law and tech students and welcomes support from SCL members in the Edinburgh area….
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This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
Advocate General gives opinion that car rental companies do not communicate works to public Advocate General Szpunar has given an opinion in the case of C-753/18 Stim and Sami. The AG considered that car rental companies are not “users” that communicate works to the public under Article 3(1) of the InfoDoc Directive 2001/29/EC and Article…
ICO publishes final version of Age Appropriate Design Code
The code allows for a 12 month transition period once in force and should be considered at the design stage by all providers of online services….
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This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill receives first reading in House of Lords The Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 14 January. It assigns certain functions to Ofcom in relation to online harms regulation. In particular, Ofcom would prepare and publish a report containing recommendations…
Predictions: Lewis Silkin’s 2020 Tech Predictions
The team at Lewis Silkin round off our series of Predictions for the year with a set of 20 predictions for 2020 touching on folding phones, 5G, AI in sports, 3D bio-printing and more….
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