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From ‘hands off’ to much more interventionist, the last few years have seen proliferating efforts by governments, regulators and courts across the globe to regulate the moderation of online content.

Automated decision making based upon profiling which may be inaccurate or unfair is one of the great dangers of the digital age. It's easy to see the potential for serious harm: the allocation of a university place, a job, a mortgage, insurance or even lifesaving medical treatment on the basis of a...

Newly proposed ‘unmasking’ obligations will force social media service providers to disclose contact details of defamatory commenters – but what exactly do they need to do and how can they ensure compliance?

‘Cyber-ransoms’ are on the rise, and with new cyber tactics and ways of working, the risks are increasing.

The UK Government is one of the first individual nations to put forward its own legislative proposals to 'regulate the internet' with the long awaited Online Safety Bill (the “ Bill ”). The amount of time it has taken the Government to publish the Bill reflects the unenviable challenges facing...

Tech companies across the globe continue to grapple with a landscape of overlapping and complex regulatory regimes as a result of the intensifying growth of new and emerging technologies. Most recently, Australia has taken another step in the race to regulate, with the publication of a report on...