Data protection and children: ICO released final version of the Age Appropriate Design Code
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30 January, 2020
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Ambitious standards at the core of a risk-based approach to take into account the best interests of the child On 21 January 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released its final version of the Age Appropriate Design Code which...
Refusal to investigate hate speech comments: ECHR condemns Lithuania
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20 January, 2020
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The European Court of Human Rights held that the discriminatory attitude of the Lithuanian justice authorities deprived the applicants of their right to an effective remedy The facts: In 2014, two young men posted on Facebook a photograph of them kissing. The...
Blocking access to content previously declared unlawful: a new obligation for online platforms?
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15 January, 2020
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The well-established principle of host providers' limited liability is in the hot seat As enshrined in the Directive on Electronic Commerce of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000, the host service provider cannot be liable for the content stored...