¿Ignora el veto a las redes sociales la complejidad tecnológica actual? Frente a propuestas más propias del debate y la propaganda política debemos empezar a tratar a los jóvenes como sujetos activos, titulares de derechos. Mi artículo de hoy para @agendapublica.es agendapublica.es/noticia/2085...

Por qué prohibir el acceso a redes a menores es criticable y posibles alternativas

¿Ignora el veto a las redes sociales la complejidad tecnológica actual? Joan Barata advierte sobre las deficiencias de una norma que elude el debate de la Ley de Servicios Digitales. Frente a propuest...

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The great and irrepetible Monroe Price left us one hour ago. Both professionally and personally it is very difficult to imagine a world where Monroe is not around and cannot be reached. He was a mentor and a friend. We went to many places. We did many things. We had fun.

Llamar "bebelejía" a los antivacunas no el discurso de odio, del mismo modo que no lo son muchísimas otras cosas que quienes hoy aplauden la sentencia sí consideran que lo son. Tenemos un delito mal formulado, ideologizado y peligroso para la libertad de expresión www.eldiario.es/1_c392e7?utm...

El Supremo da la razón a Jiménez Losantos en su guerra con Vox y avala que llamara "bebelejía" a los antivacunas

El alto tribunal declara firme el archivo de una causa por delito de odio contra el locutor y explica que sus declaraciones contra los antivacunas no fueron delictivas: "No incita a la violencia contr...

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A ruling from Brazil’s Supreme Court reframes online speech in BrazilI analyse the full judgement and its implications regarding future legal reform affecting the regulation of online platforms in this post for @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/brazil-supre...

Brazil Supreme Court Ruling Redefines Framework for Platform Liability | TechPolicy.Press

Joan Barata considers the outcome of the Court's effort to address the liability of internet providers for content generated by third parties.

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🌐 Upcoming webinar on "Age restrictions on social media: Regulatory approaches and freedom of expression" 📅 Date: 1 October 2025 🕒 Time: 17:30 CET To confirm your participation please send an email to: elena.lazar@drept.unibuc.ro

The EU Commission guidelines on article 28 DSA promote a flexible, risk-based approach to protecting minors online. Outright bans are simplistic solutions incompatible with comprehensive child protection. My piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/what-europes...

What Europe’s Digital Services Act Says About Age Assurance | TechPolicy.Press

Radical and disproportionate measures such as outright bans are simplistic solutions incompatible with human rights standards, writes Joan Barata.

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Bolsonaro was just found guilty. 🇧🇷 On Tuesday we dropped a Lawfare Daily episode: a 101 explainer on the trial, the Trump tariffs, and the intersection with tech policy. Hear from @laismartins.com, @joanbarata.bsky.social, and @jgorgen.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

This letter is important. It is a careful, detailed, scholarly, and accurate explanation of the elements of the DSA and EU law that prevent the DSA from being a "censorship" law in the first place. The list of EU expert signatories is stellar. @hutko.bsky.social @joanbarata.bsky.social

Berin Szóka@berinszoka.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I also joined 30+ EU and US scholars on the DSA in letter debunking Jim Jordan's claims that the Digital Services Act is a censorship law (it's content neutral) and that it censors US speech (it applies only inside the EU) husovec.eu/wp-content/u...

The Supreme Court of Brazil is at the very final stage of deciding certain provisions included in the Marco Civil da Internet. In this piece published on JOTA I try to describe what is at stake. www.jota.info/opiniao-e-an...

Dilemas da regulação de plataformas no Brasil

Decisão do STF reflete crescente pressão de autoridades por leis que obriguem plataformas a agir contra conteúdos 'negativos'

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I had the opportunity to exchange views with great experts such as @noupside.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social and @dwj88.bsky.social in an interesting @lawfaremedia.org podcast with a very long title! Thanks for the opportunity. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf... @futurefreespeech.org

Leaving Kathmandu after intense and interesting discussions with members of the Parliament on how to improve the Social Media Bill to align it with international standards and best comparative practices.

🚨 Several Asia-Pacific governments have passed a new wave of laws to restrict online speech. 🚨 @joanbarata.bsky.social explains how the EU's Digital Services Act inspired APAC's legislative crackdown on free speech.

My @futurefreespeech.org colleague @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social has just finished a must-read book analysing the case law of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the definition and scope of the notion of #HateSpeech www.routledge.com/Hate-Speech-...

Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights

This book argues that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) should reconsider its approach to hate speech cases and develop a robust protection of freedom of expression as set out in the benchmar...

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Will the DSA Save Democracy? I analyse together with Elena Lazar how the recent Presidential Election in #Romania has put European platform regulation at test and shown its shortcomings and enforcement challenges. @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/will-the-dsa...

Will the DSA Save Democracy? The Test of the Recent Presidential Election in Romania | TechPolicy.Press

The DSA cannot guarantee the fair and transparent development of election processes, write Joan Barata and Elena Lazăr.

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My recent article in Portuguese about the current judicial proceedings around Marco Civil and intermediary liability provisions in Brazil, and the possible impact on freedom of expression. www.jota.info/artigos/o-de...

Marco Civil da Internet: o debate do art. 19 e a liberdade de expressão

Regime atual do art. 19 do Marco Civil da Internet equilibra adequadamente liberdade de expressão e moderação de conteúdo

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Hoy publico en @agendapublica.es una "Carta abierta a Mark Zuckerberg" al hilo de su anuncio de cambios sustanciales en las políticas de moderación de contenidos de las plataformas Facebook e Instagram. agendapublica.es/noticia/1955...

Carta abierta a Mark Zuckerberg, CEO de Meta

La inminente vuelta de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca continúa transformando el sector tecnológico y los parámetros de la libertad de expresión. En esta 'Carta abierta', Joan Barata se dirige a Mark Zu...

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A decade after ‘Charlie Hebdo’ killings, we are still failing blasphemers

One decade ago, two gunmen entered the offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo and opened fire, killing cartoonists and journalists.

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En Iran, le « Conseil suprême du cyberespace » vote le retour de WhatsApp

L'Iran a décidé de lever l'interdiction sur WhatsApp en vigueur depuis 2022, mise en place après les manifestations qui ont suivies la mort de Mahsa Amini

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In the digital age, how do we address harmful online speech without sacrificing users' free speech? Check out @joanbarata.bsky.social's forthcoming chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Hate Speech: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

In Romania the so-called Brussels effect (in its internal EU perspective) has taken a whole new dimension. One of the reasons put forward by relevant authorities to annul the elections was the alleged violation of #DSA by #TikTok Beyond wider geopolitical implications, definitely a case to follow

‪Glad to share my chapter "The Future of Free Speech: Old Threats and New Challenges" for the upcoming book "The Oxford Handbook of Hate Speech" edited by @ericheinze.bsky.social @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social Sejal Parmar and Ioanna Tourkochoriti papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Coming up if you happen to be in Porto.

Thanks for another opportunity to discuss the nuances and implementation challenges of the DSA, this time with the colleagues from Post-Truth to Be Told. @luisbouzagarcia.bsky.social @lucasproto.bsky.social

Luis Bouza @luisbouzagarcia.bsky.social · 2y ago

Last Friday of the month means new episode of Post-Truth be Told by @lucasproto.bsky.social for RECLAIM project. Guests @joanbarata.bsky.social @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy and yours truly discuss the EU Digital Services Act negotiations and implementation. open.spotify.com/episode/47D9...

So it seems there was a candidate behind this campaign and for many other reasons he was most voted in the first round. Very interesting & scary: a rather artificial engagement campaign led to virality that influenced TikTok’s *search bar* and further amplified the candidate 🫠

Catalina Goanta@cgoanta.bsky.social · 2y ago

Curious about how a basic political influencer campaign looks like? I scraped TikTok and analyzed 40 videos made for the upcoming Romanian presidential elections. humanads.eu/influencers-...

Three commissioner-designates will be in charge of important tech policy moves of the next Commission in the immediate future. techcrunch.com/2024/11/23/m...

Meet three incoming EU lawmakers in charge of key tech policy areas | TechCrunch

The European Union looks to have clinched political agreement on the team of 26 commissioners who will be implementing President Ursula von der Leyen's

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The treaty will allow authoritarian states to criminalize free expression and peaceful assembly under the guise of preventing cybercrime. A lack of due process or rule of law requirements will endanger those expressing an opinion that displeases an authoritarian regime. cepa.org/article/us-a...

US Approves UN Cybercrime Convention That Legitimizes Censorship

Despite industry, experts, and lawmakers' concerns, the Biden administration supports a UN cybercrime treaty with authoritarian leaders.

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Engaging discussion on DSA, AI Act and other pieces of relevant EU legislation in the digital area. I was lucky to be in the great company of Elena Lazar, Cezara Panait and the post-graduate students of Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest

In this new post for @celeup.bsky.social I examine how dynamics of so-called regulatory pressure may manifest in Europe, with the Digital Services Act (DSA) as a case study. What role do tensions between regulation and state pressure play in the EU? observatoriolegislativocele.com/threatening-...

Threatening dynamics on Internet governance: the case of Europe and the Digital Services Act (DSA) - CELE

Threatening dynamics on Internet governance: the case of Europe and the Digital Services Act (DSA) As part of their research on the topic, CELE has characterized a threat of regulation as “any kind o...

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Stay up to date with the latest research and commentary about global free speech in the digital age. The Future of Free Speech scholars and staff are on BlueSky. Follow us all here:

Bad news from a usually overlooked part of the world. The Proposed Media Commission Bill in #Maldives may seriously restrict press freedom both online and online - International Federation of Journalists www.ifj.org/media-centre...

Maldives: Proposed Media Commission Bill restricts press freedom / IFJ

A controversial new bill introduced to the Maldivian Parliament is seeking to establish a new government-influenced commission, responsible for press accreditation and the authority to impose fines on...

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