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Google Warns EU Lawmakers on Copyright Proposals
March 07, 2019
Google’s Senior Vice President of Global Affairs Kent Walker has warned EU lawmakers of potential unintended consequences of strict copyright standards placing greater responsibility on internet companies to police the content on their platforms, including the overblocking of content and reduced traffic on news websites.
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UK Euroskeptics Offer Tests for a Successful Brexit Deal
March 07, 2019
Reuters reports that euroskeptics in the UK Conservative Party have offered three tests for a Brexit deal they can support, pushing for legally binding, clear language offering Britain an exit route from the Irish border “backstop” provision that would tie the UK to the EU customs union under the current withdrawal deal.
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UK Court: “Right to Rent” Law Violates ECHR
March 07, 2019
The UK High Court has declared that a UK law requiring landlords to confirm the lawfulness of prospective tenants’ presence in Britain is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, and national origin.
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EC Rejects Broad Guarantee of UK Citizens’ Rights
March 07, 2019
EurActiv reports that the European Commission (EC) has refused to match a move by the UK Parliament to guarantee EU citizens’ rights in Britain after Brexit by guaranteeing the rights of UK citizens in the EU in the case of a no-deal Brexit, asserting that the issue of citizens’ rights is not separable from the UK-EU negotiated withdrawal deal.
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EC Warns Social Media on Ad Placements
March 07, 2019
AFP reports that, in a monthly review of internet companies’ efforts to combat disinformation on their platforms, the European Commission (EC) warned these companies they are doing too little to scrutinize potentially malicious advertising placements as the May European parliamentary elections approach.
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