ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Due to various factors, the codification of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules is intensifying in Europe and globally.

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JURIST

APRIL 23, 2024

Alexandre de Moraes, a justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), issued a five-day deadline for the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to explain its purported failure to fully comply with earlier court orders on Monday. Elon Musk, executive director of the social media platform X, finds himself ensnared in the investigation.

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MARCH 13, 2024

A new European Board for Media Services will also replace the current European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services and be responsible for overseeing the act’s application across member states and addressing disinformation and foreign interference.

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JURIST

MARCH 9, 2024

The Secretariat General of Communication of the Ecuadorian Presidency stated in a press release that the extension of the state of emergency aims to ensure public order, social peace and peaceful coexistence. 110 , including detention facilities within the National Social Rehabilitation System.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

sued California on Friday over California Assembly Bill 587 (AB 587), a state law requiring social media companies to publish their content moderation policies, arguing that the law violates the US Constitution’s First Amendment. The law mandates that social media companies publish how they moderate certain content on their platforms.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) with an infringement notice today for $610,500, for falling short in tackling child sexual abuse and cooperating with a probe into anti-child abuse practices. In other instances…X provided a response that was otherwise incomplete and/or inaccurate.”

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2024

Rosfinmonitoring is a federal organization responsible for combatting international money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as assessing national security threats. In late 2023, the Russian Ministry of Justice filed a lawsuit accusing the LGBT+ movement of inciting social and religious discord. .”

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JURIST

MARCH 28, 2024

The report stated that it “details the consequences of the Home Office’s limited understanding of the social care sector…and the mismatch between its meagre complement of compliance officers and ever-expanding register of licensed sponsors.”

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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2024

A federal judge in California dismissed Monday a lawsuit brought by X (formerly known as Twitter) against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit organization that researches digital hate speech and campaigns for social media reform.

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JURIST

JULY 20, 2023

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), an organization that tracks online censorship, found Wednesday that access to social networks and messaging services had been restored to Ethiopia after five months of restriction. OONI has recorded over 24 shutdowns to date since the year 2016 in the country.

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JURIST

JANUARY 28, 2024

Denmark’s Ministry of Social of Social affairs released a report on revealing that adoptions of South Korean were subject to “systemic illegal behavior” on the part of South Korea. The report focused on the period between January 1, 1970 and December 31, 1989 and was released on Thursday.

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2024

According to a number of social media reports, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks. Video footage published on Russian social media/chat platform Telegram showed graphic images of violent attacks by individuals dressed head to toe in camouflage. Photos posted to Russian social media also showed the complex in flames.

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2021

The Poland Ministry of Justice on Thursday announced the introduction of the “freedom of speech protection” bill to stop social media platforms from deleting content posted by Polish users or blocking the users if they do not break any Polish laws. Social media users need to feel that their rights are protected.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report Thursday criticizing Peru’s response to anti-government protests that broke out in December 2022. The post UN rights office criticizes Peru response to recent protests, calls for reforms appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In response, he believes that authorities should pursue policies that promote investment into education, healthcare and social protection. ” The Special Rapporteur praised Ecuador’s treatment of refugees, but highlighted that poverty levels in rural areas is roughly 70%, and is particularly high among indigenous groups.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2024

In a social media post the Public Ministry announced the preferred sentence against the former president for “crimes of rebellion, abuse of authority, and serious disturbance of the peace.” The crackdowns against the protests were condemned by the UN and other human rights groups. He has since maintained his innocence.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2024

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday stated that it intends to challenge an order from the Australian eSafety Commissioner demanding the company remove certain posts on the platform regarding the recent attack against a Christian Bishop in Sydney. And social media has a social responsibility.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

This new campaign follows an HRW report from 2023, which found that security forces in the Middle East and North Africa use social media platforms to gather evidence to prosecute them. A new campaign, titled “Secure Socials,” launched today to promote the protection of the LGBTQ+ community on social media.

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JURIST

APRIL 12, 2024

According to the Federal Criminal Police Office , Sohail A also headed the media department of the terrorist organizations and was responsible for the groups’ propaganda. According to the Prosecutor General, Sohail A had repeatedly glorified the Hatlah incident on various social media platforms.

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JURIST

JULY 19, 2021

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois sued the Chicago Police Department (CPD) Thursday to turn over records related to the department’s social media monitoring task force that was formed last summer. After an initial public records request, the CPD turned over all requested records except for the social media records.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2024

Researchers examined documents from the 20 regional churches of the Protestant Church of Germany (EKD) as well as Diakonie Germany, the church’s social welfare organization. Fehrs claimed the church takes responsibility for the acts of violence committed by employees and volunteers of the institution.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

During a Cabinet meeting held Monday, the Nepalese government banned the social media platform TikTok, according to local newspaper Kantipur. Minister for Communication Rekha Sharma announced the decision by underlining the “negative effects of [the app] on social harmony and goodwill.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The Indian government issued an advisory to all social media platforms operating within the country on Tuesday in response to escalating concerns around the detrimental impact of deepfakes. The post India government issues advisory to combat deepfakes on social media platforms appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The UK government Monday opted against a ban on “legal but harmful” content in its Online Safety Bill in response to backlash over free speech on social media, especially Twitter.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In the interview, De Schutter emphasized that the UK has obligations under international law to provide social protections, including an adequate standard of living. The UN poverty envoy is due to visit the country later this week, where he will urge the government to increase welfare spending. That is what human rights law says.”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Utah filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Tuesday, claiming the app harms children in the state by knowingly creating an “addicting” social media platform that damages children’s mental health. Social media companies must be held responsible for the harms they are causing.”

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2023

The US Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear two cases concerning public officials’ First Amendment rights on social media platforms under the US Constitution. The post US Supreme Court to hear two cases about public officials blocking users on social media appeared first on JURIST - News. In the first case, Lindke v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

The defendant admitted that she called for voters to write their names and identification numbers on their ballots, such that their ballots would be invalid, on social media. The government also reiterated that “upholding Basic Law and bearing allegiance to HKSAR is a fundamental obligation and responsibility of public officers.”

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement Sunday calling on China to allow commemorations for the one-year anniversary of the “White Paper” protests against the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a matter of weeks, the government had eased the restrictions in a major policy change.

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Above The Law

JUNE 2, 2023

Lawyers are people too, and they have the same social and family responsibilities that everyone else does. The post Clients Should Try Not To Contact Lawyers During Odd Hours appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that the state police (PSP) must disclose its social media monitoring policy to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania under the state’s right-to-know law (RTKL). The case is an appeal from the Commonwealth Court of Pennslyvania. Justice David N.

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JURIST

MAY 23, 2023

TikTok claims Montana enacted the ban in response to “unfounded speculation” about a possible connection regarding the Chinese government’s access of private user data of those with accounts on TikTok. Another point of contention for TikTok is that it says it is the only social media company targeted by the ban.

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JURIST

AUGUST 20, 2023

Pakistani President Arif Alvi announced on social media Sunday that he asked his staff to return a pending espionage bill and a pending military bill to Parliament unsigned, raising constitutional concerns from the country’s Ministry of Law and Justice.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The government announced that there would be a transitional period, but police seized vehicles transporting the Dimar, which Hovenier said were being used to “distribute social benefit payments from Serbia.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2024

Amnesty International welcomed Thursday the indictment of three senior commanders of Carabineros de Chile for their purported involvement in the disproportionate and unlawful repressive response to mass protests in Chile in late 2019. Over 400 people sustained eye injuries. However, Yáñez is set to retire on November 14.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Nigeria’s two largest labor unions launched on Tuesday a nationwide strike that is expected to continue indefinitely, until “the government at all levels wakes up to their responsibilities.” It is a sad irony that the current labour leaders have shown disdain and utter disregard for court order.”

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