October 31, 2019

Researchers find hole in EU-wide identity system

The EU has fixed a flaw in the powerful yet complex eIDAS digital identification system that let people authenticate as someone else.

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October 07, 2019

Social media platforms can be forced to delete illegal content worldwide

The EU's top court ruled that platforms like Facebook can be ordered to proactively seek out and delete all copies of illegal content.

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February 18, 2019

Will the EU’s new copyright directive ruin the web?

Articles 11 and 13 live on, with the dreaded 'link tax', 'meme killer', 'censorship machine' and all.

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October 23, 2018

Pirates! Don’t blame your illegal file sharing on family members

Stop blaming your piracy on your mum. You can no longer avoid liability by saying that a family member had access to your connection.

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August 21, 2018

Social networks to be fined for hosting terrorist content

Draft EU legislation, due out next month, will likely incorporate a one-hour takedown window for extremist content flagged by law enforcement.

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July 19, 2018

Google hit with $5.1b fine in EU’s Android antitrust case

This could mean the end of free Android. In the meantime, Google plans to appeal.

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March 05, 2018

Terrorist social media posts should be removed within an hour, says EC

The internet bigwigs say it could do more harm than good as they balance fast illegal content removal with protection of users' rights.

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