Regulating the internet

PSD2 seeks to improve the existing EU rules for electronic payments taking into account innovations in payment services, such as internet and mobile payments.

A little over a year ago, we discussed the impact of the German Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz (Network Enforcement Act, or NetzDG) which came into force on 1 October 2017, and its impact on freedom of speech on social networks. On its two year anniversary, we ask: does it work?

In this post-truth, online world, vast swathes of the global population no longer obtain their information from traditional news organisations or broadcasters.

From cyberbullying to terrorist attacks, the role of the internet is coming under increasing scrutiny with a number of initiatives at national and supra-national level to assess and mitigate the risks.

Article 17 of the new Copyright Directive has been accused of censoring freedom of expression and "breaking the internet" by making platforms caught by the article directly liable for infringing content uploaded by users.