The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) & 3 Ors v. Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jul 14, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissibile
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Access to Information Granted
- Administrative Measures/Administrative Sanctions to Protect FoE
- Blocking or filtering of information, Monetary Damages/Fines
- ICCPR Violation
- Injunction or Order Granted
- Keywords
- Electronic Media
- Filtering and Blocking
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Social Media
- Website Blocking
- Judicial Body
- Sub Regional African Courts
- Date added
- Apr 22, 2023
Case Law
مشروع قانون رقم 22.20 المتعلق باستعمال شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي
- Status of Law
- Draft
- Country
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Social Media
- Type of Law
- Primary (this category will be deleted)
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 27, 2020
Law
Guinea-Bissau Institute of Social Technology: generating and sharing simple solutions to complex problems
- Country
- Date added
- Sep 3, 2020
Analysis
Vetticad and Dorsey v. State of Rajasthan
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 7, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Other
- Keywords
- Religion
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Sep 2, 2020
Case Law
Nunes v. Twitter, Inc.
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 24, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Sep 2, 2020
Case Law
Khan v. State of West Bengal
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 1, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Granted
- Provisional Measures/Precautionary Measures for those who Exercise FoE
- Keywords
- Public Order
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Sep 2, 2020
Case Law
Law on Prevention and Combating Cyber Crime
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Keywords
- Advertising
- Blasphemy
- Cyber Security
- Cybercrime
- Data Protection and Retention
- Incitement to Violence
- Information Security
- Interception
- National Security
- Pornography
- Privacy
- Social Media
- Adoption Date
- Jul 15, 2015
- Type of Law
- Legislation/Act/Statute
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Aug 14, 2020
Law
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Content Code
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Broadcasting Networks
- Censorship
- Freedom of Expression
- Intermediary Liability
- Internet Service Providers
- Religion
- Social Media
- Adoption Date
- Jan 9, 2004
- Type of Law
- Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Aug 14, 2020
Law
Circular No.14/2010/TT-BTTTT: Detailing a Number of Articles on Management of Websites and Online Social Network Services of the Government's Decree No. 97/2008/ND-CP
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Freedom of Association
- Internet Service Providers
- Media/Press
- Online Forum
- Social Media
- Telecommunications Regulation
- Adoption Date
- Jun 29, 2010
- Type of Law
- Decree/Edict
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Aug 14, 2020
Law
Ramdev v. Facebook
- Country
- Decision Date
- Oct 23, 2019
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Declaratory Relief
- Injunction or Order Granted
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Intermediary Liability
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Jun 2, 2020
Case Law
CasaPound v. Facebook
- Country
- Decision Date
- Dec 12, 2019
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Granted
- Keywords
- Hate Speech
- Incitement of Hatred
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Jun 2, 2020
Case Law
Gqubele-Mbeki v. Economic Freedom Fighters
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jan 24, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Monetary Damages/Fines
- Rectification or Reformation Order/Order to Publish a Correction
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Freedom of Expression
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Jun 2, 2020
Case Law
Regulations issued in terms of Section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Disinformation
- Freedom of Expression
- Social Media
- State of Emergency
- Adoption Date
- Mar 18, 2020
- Type of Law
- Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
- Date added
- Apr 14, 2020
Law
Campbell v. Reisch
- Country
- Decision Date
- Aug 16, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Declaratory Relief
- Injunction or Order Granted
- Keywords
- Filtering and Blocking
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Comcare v. Banerji
- Country
- Decision Date
- Aug 7, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Political Expression
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Knight First Amendment Institute v. Donald J. Trump
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jul 9, 2019
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Political Expression
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Brown v. Economic Freedom Fighters
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 6, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Declaratory Relief
- Keywords
- Media/Press
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Manuel v. Economic Freedom Fighters
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 30, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Monetary Damages/Fines
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Muthukumar v. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India & Ors.
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 24, 2019
- Case Status
- In progress
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Public Interest
- Social Media
- Website Blocking
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Alexander-Theodotou v. Kounis
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 16, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Stocker v. Stocker
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 3, 2019
- Case Status
- In progress
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
O'Reilly v. Edgar
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 22, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Blocking or filtering of information, Monetary Damages/Fines
- Keywords
- Defamation
- False News
- Publications
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Davison v. Randall
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jan 7, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Declaratory Relief
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Public Officials
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Roskomnadzor v. Telegram
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 13, 2018
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Blocking or Filtering of Information
- Keywords
- Anonymity
- Decryption
- Filtering and Blocking
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Mayorga Ariza v. Solano Peña
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 6, 2018
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Reparations Made by Individual or Entity who Exercised FoE
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Media/Press
- Public Officials
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
The State v. Cassandra Vera
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 26, 2018
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Acquittal
- Keywords
- Extremist Speech
- Freedom of Expression
- Hate Speech
- Social Media
- Terrorism
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
The Case of Nabeel Rajab
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 21, 2018
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Imprisonment
- Keywords
- Political Expression
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
The Case of Ruslan Sokolovsky
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 14, 2018
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Ban/Censorship
- Criminal Sanctions
- Other
- Suspension or Conviction Issued Against Individual Exercising FoE
- Keywords
- Blasphemy
- Satire/Parody
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Kurgan Prosecutor General v. Ali Yakupov
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jan 30, 2018
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Acquittal
- Keywords
- Hate Speech
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law