Net freedom in Germany or over-regulation of harmful content?

Smartt, Ursula (2023) Net freedom in Germany or over-regulation of harmful content? European Intellectual Property Review, 45 (5). pp. 270-275. ISSN 01420461

Abstract

The article focusses on the German Network Enforcement Act 2018 (NetzDG) and its amendment legislation (2021), and how it has fared so far. The article will make comparisons with the Online Safety Bill (formerly known as Online Harms Bill) and its slow passage through the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament. Both pieces of legislation cover mainly the regulation and punishment policies of social media platforms and we conclude with the question ‘does the regulation of net activity breach freedom of expression’?

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Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Comparative law, Freedom of expression, Germany, Hate speech, Social media
Disciplines:	Humanities > Law
Depositing User:	Ursula Smartt
Date Deposited:	23 Aug 2023 09:04
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2023 10:41
URI:	https://nul.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/521

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