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Schluss machen mit Parship

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Spirit Legal vertritt vzbv in Musterfeststellungsklage gegen Parship - Der Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e. V. (vzbv) hat Musterfeststellungsklage gegen die PE Digital GmbH als Betreiberin der...more

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Regulierung von Telegram: Wo der Gesetzgeber juristisch ansetzen könnte

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Die Ministerpräsidenten der Länder haben im Rahmen der Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz (MPK) am 09.12.2021 beschlossen, strenger gegen Verschwörungstheorien und „Hate-Speech“ in Kommunikationsdiensten vorgehen zu wollen. Im...more

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German Federal Court of Justice: Personal image for unrelated content is unlawful "clickbait" advertising

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The German Federal Court of Justice recently issued a decision declaring that the use of a photo of a prominent person for an editorial article infringes upon the right to one's own image if the photo is only used as a...more

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Twitter suspension based on ‘Election integrity policy’ ruled unlawful by German court

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In a ruling on 7 June 2019 (ref. 11 O 3362/19), the Landgericht Nürnberg-Fürth decided that the social network Twitter is prohibited from temporarily suspending the account of a Twitter user on twitter.com due to the...more

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Germany's Highest Antitrust Court Published the Detailed Written Statement of Reasons of its Facebook-Decision -- With...

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On 23 June 2020 the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) orally announced its decision in the interim proceedings initiated by Facebook against the prohibition and cessation orders of the German Federal...more

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Interactive Counsel Newsletter: Privacy Report: FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance

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FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance - A recent report from New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has revealed the extent to which ransomware is being used in cyberattacks in the United States. The first 9 months...more

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A GDPR Update for Employers, Part IV: Implementing Lessons Learned From GDPR Complaints and Enforcement Actions

Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more

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Europe: Can new “hate speech” legislation set the mould for the Copyright Directive?

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The phenomenon of so-called “Hate Speech” has been in the public eye for a while now, but particularly in German news. Hate speech denotes verbal attacks and accusations based on personal attributes such as race, religion,...more

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German regulator alleges abuse of dominance by Facebook over data usage policies

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On 19 December 2017, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO), issued a press release alleging that Facebook had abused its dominant position on the market for social networks in Germany. It specifically alleges that it...more

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German Draft Law Against Hate Speeches: Solo Run Or A Model For Europe?

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In March 2017, Germany’s minister of justice, Mr. Heiko Maas, released a new draft law “for the improvement of law enforcement in social networks” (Entwurf eines Gesetztes zur Verbesserung der Rechtsdurchsetzung in sozialen...more

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German Justice Department Publishes Bill Requiring Social Networks to Implement Takedown Procedures for Illegal Content, Work with...

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Recent media reports indicated that Germany was considering legislation that would fine social networks for failing to combat fake news and hate speech. Today, German Justice Minister Heiko Maas introduced a “Draft Law to...more

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WhatsApp security flaw, lawsuit in Germany

Tobias Boelter, a University of California Berkeley cryptography researcher claims that last year he found a security flaw in WhatsApp’s encrypted smart phone messaging application. The flaw, which relates to the unique...more

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EU Top Court Rules IP Addresses Maybe Protected Personal Data

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In a decision that could have significant impact for online companies that have European operations, the European Union’s (EU) top court ruled that Internet Protocol addresses (IP addresses) could, under certain...more

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"German Competition Regulator Investigates Facebook for Alleged Violation of Data Protection Laws"

The German Federal Cartel Office (the FCO) has announced that it has initiated proceedings against Facebook for the company’s alleged abuse of its dominant position in a market for social networks. The FCO appears to...more

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