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The EU Court’s ruling on YouTube. Nothing new under the sun
The EU Court’s decision is no revolution: it confirms that platforms are not merely passive repositories of content. But the real problem lies elsewhere: entrusting private entities with the task of assessing the lawfulness of content in advance risks curtailing users’ rights and freedom of expression by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The EU Court’s ruling on YouTube. Nothing new under the sun”
Not fascism, but nihilism: what Citizen Vigilante really tells us
Uwe Boll’s film is often interpreted as xenophobic or fascist, but its most disturbing core lies elsewhere: not a longing for order, but a call for its dissolution by Andrea Monti – lecturer in privacy, digital identity and cybersecurity at Sapienza University of Rome – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Not fascism, but nihilism: what Citizen Vigilante really tells us”
The US Supreme Court May Call Data Exchanges with EU Countries into Question
The decision on the independence of the Federal Trade Commission does not directly concern the GDPR, but it may weaken one of the political and legal assumptions underpinning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework – By Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on La Repubblica-Italian Tech
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If digital technology kills the sound of a guitar, is its shape still worth anything?
The legal dispute between Thomann and Fender over the shape of the Stratocaster is one of the many negative consequences of the virtualisation of reality caused by the ‘everything digital’ philosophy by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “If digital technology kills the sound of a guitar, is its shape still worth anything?”
India blocks Telegram and passes on the cost of prevention
To prevent fraud relating to the retaking of the national entrance exam for medical degree programmes, the Indian government has suspended access to the platform even for users who are completely unconnected to the incident. This case illustrates the shift from cracking down on specific types of behaviour to the preventative and blanket restriction of communications: an approach that also sheds light on the controversial European initiatives on content moderation and the new British protocols for managing online crises by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica
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