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Republic v Tools for Humanity Coopration and 8 others (Ex parte Katiba Institute & 4 others) [2024].

Country
  • Kenya
Decision Date
May 5, 2025
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
  • Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
Keywords
  • Data Protection and Retention
  • Digital Identity
Available in
  • English
Date modified
May 12, 2025
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Gloria v. Google and EL TIEMPO

Country
  • Colombia
Decision Date
May 12, 2015
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Access Restriction/Content Regulation/Information Control
  • Order to Publish Update, Correction, or Reply
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Data Protection and Retention
  • Defamation / Reputation
  • False News
  • Filtering and Blocking
  • Freedom of Press
  • Intermediary Liability
  • Privacy
  • Public Interest
  • Right to be Forgotten
  • Search Engines
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Date modified
May 2, 2025
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NICOLAAS J DE JAGER v. NETCARE LIMITED 2024

Country
  • South Africa
Decision Date
May 23, 2024
Case Status
Decision Pending
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Case Adjourned
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Monetary Damages
Keywords
  • Surveillance
Available in
  • English
Date modified
Feb 18, 2025
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Oversight Board Case of Image of Gender-Based Violence

Country
  • Iraq
Decision Date
Aug 1, 2023
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Overturned Meta’s initial decision
Keywords
  • Discrimination
  • Gender
  • Hate Speech
  • Satire/Parody
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
Meta's Oversight Board
Date modified
Jan 27, 2025
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Executive Decree Regulating Law 81 of 2019 on the Protection of Personal Data (Panama)

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • Panama
Keywords
  • Biometric Data
  • Data Protection and Retention
  • Privacy, Data Protection and Retention
Adoption Date
May 28, 2021
Type of Law
Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
Research Category
V Other Laws
Date modified
Jan 27, 2025
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SFLC.in v. Union of India & Ors

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Dec 24, 2019
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Dismissed
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Access to Internet
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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Software Freedom Law Center, India v. State of Arunachal Pradesh

Country
  • India
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Access to Internet
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Feb 16, 2017
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Advertising
  • Content Regulation / Censorship
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Intermediary Liability
Judicial Body
Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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Praveen Arimbrathodiyil v. Union of India and Ors.

Country
  • India
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Content Regulation / Censorship
  • Freedom of Press
  • Media/Press
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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Sanjay Bhandari v The Secretary of Govt. of India

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Nov 23, 2020
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Interception
  • Privacy
  • Surveillance
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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Center for Public Interest Litigation and Another v. Union of India

Country
  • India
Case Status
In progress
Keywords
  • Electronic Communications
  • Interception
  • Privacy
  • Surveillance
Judicial Body
Constitutional Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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State (NCT of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu and others

Country
  • India
Decision Date
Aug 4, 2005
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Interception
  • Privacy
  • Surveillance
Judicial Body
Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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Tariq Mansoor Advocate Vs Federation of Pakistan

Country
  • Pakistan
Decision Date
Apr 22, 2022
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Dismissed
Keywords
  • Data Protection and Retention
  • Privacy
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
Case Law
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Muhammad Jibran Nasir Vs Federation of Pakistan and others

Country
  • Pakistan
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Access to Internet
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Internet Shutdown
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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Meera Shafi and others Vs Federation of Pakistan

Country
  • Pakistan
Decision Date
Jun 8, 2022
Case Status
Decision Pending
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
Keywords
  • Defamation
  • Freedom of Expression
  • sexual harassment
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
Appellate Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
Case Law
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Ehtisham Abbasi Vs Federation of Pakistan

Country
  • Pakistan
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Censorship
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
Case Law
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Hamid Mir Vs Federation of Pakistan

Country
  • Pakistan
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Access to Information
  • Access to Internet
  • Firewall
  • Freedom of Expression
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
Case Law
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Shafqat Mehmood Chauhan etc Vs FOP through secretary M/o information technology etc.

Country
  • Pakistan
Case Status
In progress
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Keywords
  • Interception
  • Privacy
  • Surveillance
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
Case Law
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Hamna Qaiser Vs Chairman PEMRA and others

Country
  • Pakistan
Decision Date
Jun 2, 2023
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Admissible
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Judgement in Favour of Plaintiff
Keywords
  • Privacy
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
Case Law
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Asad Ali Toor Vs Messrs Axact Private Limited through Authorized officer and another

Country
  • Pakistan
Decision Date
Jun 19, 2023
Case Status
Closed
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Dismissed
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Social Media
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Date modified
Jan 26, 2025
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The Draft Yemeni Constitution of 2015

Status of Law
Draft
Country
  • Yemen
Keywords
  • Constitution
  • Elections
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Freedom of Press
  • Human rights
  • Protests
  • Religion
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sectarianism
  • State of Emergency
Adoption Date
Jan 15, 2015
Type of Law
Bill/Draft Law
Research Category
I Legal Foundations
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Yemen's Constitution

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • Yemen
Keywords
  • Constitution
  • Due Process
  • Elections
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Freedom of Press
  • Political Expression
  • Public Order
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • State of Emergency
Adoption Date
Feb 20, 2001
Type of Law
Constitution
Research Category
I Legal Foundations
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Regulation no.3 of The Supreme Committee Supervising the Telecom Network

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • United Arab Emirates
Keywords
  • Access to Internet
  • Administrative Law
  • Oversight Bodies
  • Radio Communication
  • Regulatory Body
  • Telecommunication
Adoption Date
Sep 28, 2004
Type of Law
Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
Research Category
III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Regulations for Private Mobile Radio (PMR) Service

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • United Arab Emirates
Keywords
  • Private Network Regulation
  • Radio Communication
  • Telecommunication
Adoption Date
Dec 27, 2021
Type of Law
Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
Research Category
III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Pertaining to Wired and Wireless Telecommunications as Amended Republican Decree Law

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • Yemen
Keywords
  • Privacy
  • Telecommunication
Adoption Date
Apr 13, 1991
Type of Law
Decree/Edict
Research Category
III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Personal Data Protection Law

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • United Arab Emirates
Keywords
  • Biometric Data
  • Data Protection and Retention
  • Privacy
  • Privacy, Data Protection and Retention
Adoption Date
Sep 20, 2021
Type of Law
Decree/Edict
Research Category
II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Federal Law No. 3 on Organizing the Telecommunications Sector

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • United Arab Emirates
Keywords
  • Administrative Law
  • Oversight Bodies
  • Regulatory Body
  • Telecommunication
Adoption Date
Nov 15, 2003
Type of Law
Primary (this category will be deleted)
Research Category
III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Electronic Payment Systems and Financial and Banking Operations Law

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • Yemen
Keywords
  • Contract
  • E-Commerce
  • E-Signature
  • E-Transactions
Adoption Date
Dec 28, 2006
Type of Law
Legislation
Research Category
III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Decision No. 37 of 2009 Regulation of Unsolicited Electronic Communications

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • United Arab Emirates
Keywords
  • Bulk Messaging
  • Spam
Adoption Date
Dec 30, 2009
Type of Law
Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
Research Category
III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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Council Chairman Resolution No. 20 on Media Content Standards

Status of Law
Final/Active/Current
Country
  • United Arab Emirates
Keywords
  • Content Regulation / Censorship
  • Media/Press
Adoption Date
Nov 10, 2010
Type of Law
Decree/Edict
Research Category
II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Date modified
Jan 25, 2025
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