The disinformation conundrum: current ECtHR jurisprudence and challenges ahead
4:00pm - 5:30pm /
Thursday 26th October 2023
/ Venue: SLSJ Events Space, Ground Floor. School of Law & Social Justice
Type: Seminar /
Category: Department
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Information disorder in the current online environment has been identified as a growing and significant threat to democracies. The Grand Chamber of the ECtHR has in recent years updated its jurisprudence on the obligations of private broadcasters, the duties of online media platforms in relation to user-generated content and, most recently, the duties of public figures to monitor harmful speech on their social media accounts. Other cases of interest are pending before the Court, raising questions related to third-party interference with the integrity of elections (UK case) and sanctions for dissemination of 'fake news' online (Russian case arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic). The seminar with Judge Pavli will explore where ECHR case law stands on misinformation, pending EU-level regulation, and the challenges ahead for legislative and judicial intervention in this field.