Through a collection of expert analyses, this book aims to deepen our understanding of the dangers of fake news and disinformation, while also charting well-informed and realistic ways ahead.

Practically every organisation in the world processes personal data. European data protection law imposes a series of requirements designed to protect individuals against the risks that result from the processing of their data. It also distinguishes among different types of actors involved in the processing and sets out different obligations for each type of actor. The most important distinction in this regard is the distinction between 'contr...

States increasingly delegate regulatory and police functions to internet intermediaries. This may lead to interference with the right to freedom of expression. In a time when these issues are of particular relevance, Intermediary liability and freedom of expression in the EU provides the reader with a framework to protect the freedom of expression in an online world.

In dit boek analyseren de auteurs, academici en advocaten de impact en het gebruik van de sociale media in een aantal rechtsdomeinen, zoals mensenrechten, gegevensbeschermingsrecht, mededingingsrecht, contractenrecht, consumentenrecht, intellectuele rechten, erfrecht, internationaal privaatrecht en bewijs- en strafprocesrecht.