TY - GEN
T1 - Regulation of Social Media Intermediary Liability for Illegal and Harmful Content
AU - Watney, M. M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The discussion focuses primarily on the manner in which the distribution of social media content needs to be governed in ensuring illegal and harmful content is limited (e.g. not accessible to children) whilst ensuring freedom of expression and speech. Closely linked to intermediary liability is the manner in which social media platforms self-regulate harmful content on their platforms. Since the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (US) implemented legislation pertaining to intermediary liability, technologies and business models have evolved to such an extent that legislation will have to be reformed to provide for the changes in the way users communicate today and the manner in which social media companies deal with content, especially harmful content. Whilst the United Kingdom (UK) is considering implementing the Online Safety Bill, the EU is considering updating the e-Commerce Act of 2000 by means of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the US is re-evaluating section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996. The discussion explores the impact the proposed legislation will have on intermediary liability and self-regulation of content.
AB - The discussion focuses primarily on the manner in which the distribution of social media content needs to be governed in ensuring illegal and harmful content is limited (e.g. not accessible to children) whilst ensuring freedom of expression and speech. Closely linked to intermediary liability is the manner in which social media platforms self-regulate harmful content on their platforms. Since the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (US) implemented legislation pertaining to intermediary liability, technologies and business models have evolved to such an extent that legislation will have to be reformed to provide for the changes in the way users communicate today and the manner in which social media companies deal with content, especially harmful content. Whilst the United Kingdom (UK) is considering implementing the Online Safety Bill, the EU is considering updating the e-Commerce Act of 2000 by means of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the US is re-evaluating section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996. The discussion explores the impact the proposed legislation will have on intermediary liability and self-regulation of content.
KW - Digital Services Act (DSA)
KW - Online Safety Bill
KW - illegal and harmful content
KW - section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA)
KW - social media intermediary liability
KW - social media self-regulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85147508191&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85147508191
T3 - 9th European Conference on Social Media, ECSM 2022
SP - 194
EP - 201
BT - 9th European Conference on Social Media, ECSM 2022
A2 - Lupa-Wojcik, Iwona
A2 - Czyzewska, Marta
PB - Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
T2 - 9th European Conference on Social Media, ECSM 2022
Y2 - 12 May 2022 through 13 May 2022
ER -
