Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 6 August 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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How Misuse of Private Information Can Protect The Targets of Unauthorised Intimate Deepfakes – Rebecca Moosavian

Though it has many legitimate uses, the dark side of deepfake technology has once again been highlighted by Labour MP Jess Asato’s current claim against Elon Musk’s xAI for its Grok feature which produced fake sexualised images of her.

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Vince v Associated Newspapers: a victory for common sense – Tom Double

In his article on the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Vince v Associated Newspapers Ltd EWCA Civ 899, Sean Sutherland warns, forebodingly, that the “striking decision risks undercutting the law of defamation, which has grown incrementally to balance the interests of freedom of expression and of reputation” and adding “uncertainty into the law.”

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Law and Media Round Up – 3 August 2026

The Trinity Legal Term ended on Friday 31 July 2026.  The summer legal vacation will run until Thursday 1 October 2026 when the Michaelmas Legal Term will begin.

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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 30 July 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 24 July 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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Law and Media Round Up – 27 July 2026

The Trinity Legal Term ends on Friday 31 July 2026.  The summer legal vacation will run until Thursday 1 October 2026 when the Michaelmas Legal Term will begin.

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AI: One year on, what Walters v OpenAI tells us about AI hallucinations and defamation liability – Nataly Tedone

One year after the decision in Walters v OpenAI (Case No. 23-A-04860-2) , the case remains one of the most significant judicial examinations of how traditional defamation principles apply to generative AI, albeit in a U.S. context.

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What we didn’t learn from the Mail Newspapers judgment – Steve Barnett

This month’s Mail Newspapers judgment in the case brought by Prince Harry and others was a comprehensive defeat for the claimants EWHC 1637 (KB). The judge found that, in relation to every one of the 57 pleaded articles, the claimants had failed to prove that Mail journalists had used unlawful information gathering (UIG).

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Law and Media Round Up – 20 July 2026

On Wednesday 15 July 2026, the Court of Appeal (Vos MR, Warby LJ and Whipple LJ) handed down judgement in the appeal of Vince v ANL EWCA Civ 899. Eco entrepreneur, Dale Vince brought a defamation and subsequent data protection claim against Associated Newspapers in relation to the publication of an article which juxtaposed his photograph with a headline referring to a "sex pest" Labour donor, despite the article itself relating to another individual.

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Case Law: Vince v Associated Newspapers, Court of Appeal upholds claim for “unfair” data processing by newspaper –

On 15 July 2026, the Court of Appeal handed down an important judgment in Vince v Associated Newspapers ( EWCA Civ 899). This decision establishes, for the first time, that a person can sue a newspaper under data protection law for an “unfair” article even if, under the law of defamation, there is no claim.

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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 16 July 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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United States: Supreme Court rules cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment – Anne Toomey McKenna

Google to identify every cellphone in the area using cell location history. Dubbed a “geofence search,” officers obtain a warrant that permits a multistep, give-and-take information sharing process between officers and tech employees that winnows down and identifies subjects.

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Law and Media Round Up – 13 July 2026

On 7 July 2026, Mr Justice Nicklin handed down judgment following the lengthy trial of the misuse of private information and breach of confidence claims brought by seven Claimants against Associated Newspapers Limited (“Associated”), the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon OBE & Ors v Associated Newspapers Limited EWHC 1637 (KB).

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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 9 July 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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How the British press has undermined the ECHR over many years: new study – Ekaterina Balabanova and Gemma Horton

The UK’s immigration and asylum bill has proposed restricting how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is interpreted and applied in the UK to make it easier to deport migrants.

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News: Lawrence and Others v Associated Newspapers, Judge dismisses all claims of all seven claimants

Mr Justice Nicklin today handed down judgment following the trial of misuse of private information and breach of confidence claims brought by seven Claimants against Associated Newspapers Limited (“Associated”), the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline. The 46-day trial of the action took place between 19 January and 31 March 2026. 

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Law and Media Round Up – 6 July 2026

The punk-rap duo Bob Vylan has filed defamation proceedings against the BBC in the High Court in Ireland, following its coverage of their 2025 Glastonbury performance, which the broadcaster described as containing “anti-Semitic sentiments.”

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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 2 July 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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Press Regulation: Panic at The Telegraph over fears Burnham will put the public above newspaper owners – Nathan Sparkes

Since the Leveson Report was published in 2012, exposing a collapse in ethical standards across the press, most national newspapers have adopted a similar stance: objection to the very principle of accountability.

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Law Media Round Up – 29 June 2026

The UK Constitutional Law blog has an article on the recent decision from the Court of Appeal reinstating the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000, Secretary of State for the Home Department v R (Huda Ammori)  EWCA Civ 721.

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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 25 June 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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The Anti-SLAPP Bill: an unfocused invitation to expense and abuse  – Hugh Tomlinson KC

On 16 June 2026 Baroness Stowell introduced the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill (“the Bill”) into the House of Lords. An identical bill has been introduced in the House of Commons by Sir John Whittingdale MP.

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Law and Media Round Up – 22 June 2026

Parallel Private Members’ Bills which are said to be aimed at tackling Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) were introduced in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons by Baroness Stowell and Sir John Whittingdale MP.

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United States: Tyra Banks is suing Netflix for defamation. The odds are against her – Floyd Alexander-Hunt

American supermodel Tyra Banks faces an uphill battle – perhaps the greatest one since she tried launching “hot ice cream” in Sydney.  Banks is suing Netflix and the directors of Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, a docuseries released by the streamer in February.

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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 18 June 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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Event: “Fix the Press, Demand a better media” – Hacked Off Rally, 24 June

Britain deserves a better press, with standards that put the public first. Phone hacking, lies and the abuse of ordinary people. Disinformation on critical public issues, from climate change to immigration. Harassment and bullying of the bereaved and victims of crime.

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Australia has already banned social media for under 16s: here’s what the UK can learn from the experience – Lisa M. Given

As the UK prepares to introduce an “Australia plus” ban on social media for under 16s, many lessons can be learned from Australia’s experiment. Many people may think Australia’s ban is a success, with nearly 5 million social media accounts deactivated, removed or restricted. But the reality couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Law and Media Round Up – 15 June 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has today announced a Australian-style ban for Teenagers under the age of 16 from accessing “high-risk” social media apps while safer platforms will be subjected to restrictions. There will blocks on harmful functions such as livestreaming and stranger communication with children for under-16s.  These proposals were made after a consultation on keeping children safe online. There was…

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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 28 May 2026

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world.  It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments  in the field.

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