The Case of the Brazil Fake News Inquiry
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 26, 2020
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Blocking or Filtering of Information
- Keywords
- Content Moderation
- False News
- National Security
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Jul 25, 2024
Case Law
The Case of the Free Patriotic Movement v. Dima Sadek
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jul 11, 2023
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Reparations Made by Individual or Entity who Exercised FoE
- Sanctions (Imprisonment or/and Fine)
- Keywords
- Defamation / Reputation
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Libel
- Penal Code
- Slander
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Jul 25, 2024
Case Law
Chilufya v Kalimi [2021]
- Country
- Decision Date
- Aug 31, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Elections
- False News
- Date added
- Jul 22, 2024
Case Law
Big Pan Bakery v. Facebook
- Country
- Decision Date
- Mar 9, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Keywords
- Content Moderation
- Data Protection and Retention
- Digital Rights
- False News
- Privacy
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Jul 19, 2024
Case Law
Alliance of Independent Journalists v. Minister of Communication
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 3, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- False News
- Internet Shutdown
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Jul 12, 2024
Case Law
Media Services Act No.12 of 2016
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Electronic Communications
- Electronic Media
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Adoption Date
- Jul 18, 2016
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Jul 9, 2024
Law
Gloria v. Google y El Tiempo (Derecho al olvido)
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 12, 2015
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Blocking or Filtering of Information
- 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 added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
G.W. v. Gannett Co.
- Country
- Decision Date
- Dec 29, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Digital Rights
- False News
- Right to be Forgotten
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
The Case of Enrique Santos (Fake News)
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 16, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Content Regulation / Censorship
- False News
- Intermediary Liability
- Internet
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
The Case of Enrique Santos (Fake News)
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 16, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction or Order Denied/Vacated
- Keywords
- Content Regulation / Censorship
- False News
- Intermediary Liability
- Internet
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Jul 8, 2024
Case Law
Cyberpatrolling Decree
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Criminal Investigation
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Intelligence
- Social Media
- Adoption Date
- May 27, 2024
- Type of Law
- Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Jul 1, 2024
Law
Jordanian Cybercrime law
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Access to Internet
- Child Pornography
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Cyber Security / Cyber Crime
- Cybercrime
- Defamation
- Defamation / Reputation
- False News
- Fines
- Hate Speech
- Incitement of Hatred
- Monitoring
- Pornography
- Adoption Date
- Sep 12, 2023
- Type of Law
- Primary (this category will be deleted)
- Research Category
- V Other Laws
- Date added
- Oct 12, 2023
Law
Chipenzi and Others v The People
- Country
- Decision Date
- Dec 4, 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- False News
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Apr 26, 2023
Case Law
Law No. (35) of year 2007 Press Work Law in Kurdistan Region - Iraq
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- False News
- Fines
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Publisher
- Adoption Date
- Oct 19, 2008
- Type of Law
- Primary (this category will be deleted)
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 27, 2020
Law
Law on Cybersecurity
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Cyber Security
- Cybercrime
- False News
- National Security
- Terrorism
- Adoption Date
- Jun 12, 2018
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Aug 14, 2020
Law
O'Reilly v. Edgar
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 22, 2019
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Blocking or Filtering of Information
- Monetary Damages
- Keywords
- Defamation
- False News
- Publications
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Grillo v. Auler
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 5, 2016
- Case Status
- In progress
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
- Keywords
- Censorship
- False News
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Aécio Neves v. Google
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 8, 2015
- Case Status
- In progress
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Access to Information Granted
- Keywords
- Defamation
- False News
- Internet Service Providers
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Hegglin v. Google
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 24, 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Keywords
- Defamation
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Libel
- Right to be Forgotten
- Search Engines
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Irigoyen v. Wallenberg Foundation
- Country
- Decision Date
- Aug 5, 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Acquittal
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Defamation
- False News
- Intermediary Liability
- Privacy
- Public Officials
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Godfrey v. Demon Internet Limited
- Country
- Decision Date
- Mar 26, 1999
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Monetary Damages
- Keywords
- Defamation
- False News
- Internet Service Providers
- Libel
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Anti-Fake News (Repeal) Bill 2019
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Cybercrime
- Disinformation
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Media/Press
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Sep 18, 2019
Law
Anti-Fake News Act 2018 [Act 803]
- Status of Law
- Nullified
- Country
- Keywords
- Disinformation
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Adoption Date
- Apr 11, 2018
- Type of Law
- Primary (this category will be deleted)
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Law
The Telegraph Act, 1885 (Act no. 13 of 1885)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Disinformation
- False News
- Adoption Date
- Jul 22, 1885
- Type of Law
- Primary (this category will be deleted)
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Sep 4, 2019
Law
Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines] (Amendment) Rules, 2018
- Status of Law
- Draft
- Country
- Keywords
- Disinformation
- False News
- Intermediary Liability
- Adoption Date
- Dec 24, 2018
- Type of Law
- Secondary (this category will be deleted)
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Sep 2, 2019
Law
Attorney Gneeral v. Abdelfattah Said
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 26, 2015
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Disinformation
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Penal Code
- Religion
- Slander
- Social Media
- Terrorism
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Jul 23, 2019
Case Law
Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance (Cap 593)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Disinformation
- False News
- Adoption Date
- Jun 1, 2007
- Type of Law
- Primary (this category will be deleted)
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Jun 19, 2019
Law
Civil Protection Framework Bill
- Status of Law
- Draft
- Country
- Keywords
- Civil Code
- Disinformation
- False News
- Adoption Date
- May 10, 2019
- Type of Law
- Bill/Draft Law
- Research Category
- I Legal Foundations
- Date added
- May 30, 2019
Law
PROTECTION FROM ONLINE FALSEHOODS AND MANIPULATION ACT 2019, (No. 18 of 2019)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Disinformation
- False News
- Freedom of Expression
- Media/Press
- Adoption Date
- Jun 3, 2019
- Type of Law
- Primary (this category will be deleted)
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Apr 12, 2019
Law