Ofcom has published its first consultation under the Online Safety Act 2023. It focuses on its proposals for how internet services that enable the sharing of user-generated content (user-to-user services) and search services should approach their new duties relating to illegal content. It covers: the causes and impacts of illegal harms; how services should assess…
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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…
UK law Automated Vehicles Bill receives first reading in House of Lords The Automated Vehicles Bill has received its first reading in the House of Lords. It aims to provide a new safety framework aimed at ensuring clear liability for the user, set the safety threshold for legal self-driving and establish an in-use regulatory scheme…
The King has announced the UK government’s legislative programme for the next year. Some of the legislation has been carried over from the previous legislative period, and there are new proposals for the current legislative period. The existing legislation includes the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill and the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill….
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Victor Gurr, Trainee Solicitor, Gisby Harrison Solicitors was nominated to attend the recent SCL 50th Anniversary Conference on 10 October 2023 as a tech law “rising star”. “Rising stars” are invited to record their impressions of the Conference in any form they choose (in previous years these have been event reports, infographs and even poems!). These…
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Amazon Marketplace Amazon has provided commitments to the CMA which aim to ensure that third-party Marketplace sellers can compete on a level-playing field and that UK customers get access to the best deals. Most sales on Amazon take place through the “Buy Box”. By giving independent sellers that use the Marketplace a fair chance of…
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UK law UK government issues update on future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets The UK government has confirmed its final proposals for cryptoasset regulation in the UK, including its intention to bring a number of cryptoasset activities into the regulatory perimeter for financial services for the first time. It has responded to the consultation…
Ofcom has updated its guidance on net neutrality. It says that net neutrality supports the “open internet”, ensuring that users of the internet (both consumers and those making and distributing content) are in control of what they see and do online – not the broadband or mobile providers (i.e. internet service providers). The net neutrality…
The High Court has issued its ruling in the case of Capita Business Services Ltd v IBM United Kingdom Ltd [2023] EWHC 2623 (Comm). The dispute arose in the context of an agreement between Capita and IBM. Under the contract, Capita subcontracted the provision of certain IT-related services to IBM. These included services for the…
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The Online Safety Act 2023 has finally received Royal Assent, after completing the parliamentary process in September. The Act imposes on duties on social media regarding the content they host. These duties include: removing illegal content quickly or prevent it from appearing in the first place, including content promoting self-harm; prevent children from accessing harmful…