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Facebook fights back against the FTC, claiming it is not a monopoly
Does the Canadian Online Harms Proposal Increase Privacy Risks?
Facebook Bans Donald Trump for Two Years, but the Discussion on Regulating Free Speech on the Internet is Just Beginning
Social Media Privacy: Legalities of Personal Data Collection
Federal Trade Commission Publishes Guidance Document for Social Media Influencers
Protecting Freelancer Rights: What About Social Media?
Big Data, Privacy and the GDPR
Big Data, Privacy and the GDPR
When I attended the Institute for the Future of Law Practice boot camp in May 2018 in Chicago, Professor Matthew Kugler from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law gave a lecture on cybersecurity, explaining how big data companies are turning humans into business products. In this information age, we are creating a breadcrumb trail of information about who we […]
Resolving Online Defamation in the Internet Age
Resolving Online Defamation in the Internet Age
Given the enormous growth in online defamation claims on social media, almost all requesting a removal of defamatory comments, these claims are not ideal for court-based resolution and should be subject to an alternative resolution framework. In the recent Law Commission of Ontario’s conference, Defamation Law and the Internet: Where Do We Go From Here?, experts […]
Fair Balance, Proportionality and Revamping the Publication Rule — Will these Efforts Resolve the Problem of Online Intermediaries? It’s Unlikely.
Fair Balance, Proportionality and Revamping the Publication Rule — Will these Efforts Resolve the Problem of Online Intermediaries? It’s Unlikely.
The Law Commission of Ontario recently held a conference as part of a consultation process for its “Defamation Law in the Internet Age” project. The event provided scope for continuing the conversation around reform of defamation laws in the context of fast-moving and far-reaching developments in technology and social values.