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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | United Kingdom | 24 May 2023

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: new duties for providers

The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 was first introduced as a bill by Parliament on 12 May 2021. Its stated aim is to strengthen the…
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Levitt Sheikh | Canada | 18 Apr 2023

Howard Levitt: The Ontario law society's slide into wokeness must be stopped

With more years of practice than I care to admit, high-profile clients and cases that I still have fun with, six books, editor-in-chief duties at a…
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Wilson Harle | New Zealand | 7 Mar 2023

New Zealand's Supreme Court on freedom of expression and "heckler's veto"

New Zealand's highest court has handed down a decision dealing with the extent of the right to freedom of expression and its limits. The case involved an application for judicial review of a decision by a local council-owned entity. The decision was to cancel a contract for the hire of a venue for an event involving addresses by two controversial "alt-right" speakers.
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Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo | USA | 1 Mar 2023

Florida Federal District Court Holds New Florida Law Violates the Free Speech Rights of University Professors and Students

What are the free speech rights of public university instructors in the classroom when they disagree with the university’s curriculum? A federal…
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Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Dec 2022

Government amends Online Safety Bill to protect free speech

🕑 3 minutes The government says that its amendments to the Online Safety Bill "go further than before to shield children", while "protect[ing] free speech online". Therefore, social media firms will still need to protect children and remove content that is illegal or prohibited, but the Bill will no longer define specific types of legal content that they must address and any incentives for......
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Bozoğlu Izgi Attorney Partnership | Turkey | 17 Oct 2022

Can Social Media Likes And Retweets Cause the Crime Of Defamation in Turkish Law?

Social media users may think that the posts they like or reshare/retweet will not cause their responsibility, since the post is not produced/written…
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Lexology PRO | Australia, European Union, Global, etc. | 26 Sep 2022

Data protection: key compliance updates (20 – 26 Sep)

The US SEC fines Morgan Stanley US$35 million for selling hard drives containing customer data, hackers access millions of customers’ data from Optus, and Indonesia passes its first data protection law – plus other key updates.
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Homble Olsby | Littler | Norway | 7 Sep 2022

Commission proposes measures to strengthen freedom of expression in workplaces

What is the situation really like for freedom of expression in Norwegian workplaces? And what should be done so that employees feel comfortable to express themselves freely? These are among the questions that the Freedom of Expression Commission dealt with in a report that was presented during Arendal Week 2022. In order to remedy the situation, the Commission has proposed, among other......
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Lee Tsai & Partners | Taiwan | 31 Aug 2022

Is the Draft Digital Intermediary Services Act in Taiwan Likely to Limit the People’s Freedom of Speech?

On June 29, the National Communications Commission (hereinafter, the “NCC”) released the draft Digital Intermediary Services Act to carry…
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Lee Tsai & Partners | Taiwan | 29 Aug 2022

臺灣「數位中介服務法草案」有無限制人民言論自由之虞?

國家通訊傳播委員會(National Communications Commission,NCC)於6月29日公布「數位中介服務法」草案,落實對相關業者之問責。草案對外預告60天(至8月29日)…
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