Humor is often at the center of complex legal cases and content moderation decisions regarding free speech and its limits. How can judges – or social media platforms – navigate the gray areas between satire and defamation, provocative jokes and …
Dr Jennifer Young (University of Groningen)
Recently British school teacher Marieha Hussain discovered that a photograph of her had ‘gone viral’. In the photograph she was holding a placard depicting the British former Prime Minister Rishi …
Prof. Laura E. Little and Maxwell Klenk (Temple University School of Law)
While the First Amendment of the United States Constitution prevents the government from restricting expression based on its ideas or subject matter, …
Dr Alberto Godioli (University of Groningen)
On July 17th, the judge in Milan’s Fifth Criminal Section ordered Italian journalist Giulia Cortese to pay €5,000 in damages to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (in addition to …
A public event on humor and free speech will take place at Columbia University in New York on 25 October 2024, 2:30pm-5:30pm EDT. It will be hosted by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, …
Dr Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool)
Mr. Marabout is a painter known for his works that blend visual art with the “strip art” movement, where the artist incorporates comic strip cultural references to …
Dr Jennifer Young (University of Groningen)
Meta still seems to be having issues with humorous content, satire in particular. The Oversight Board (the Board) – which oversees Meta’s moderation decisions about content posted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads – has …
Dr Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool)
In just a few days, a new parody exception in Danish copyright law will come into effect (Section 24 b). This change follows significant developments in the Little …
Prof. Laura E. Little and Hailey McHugh Gilles (Temple University School of Law)
Continuing its string of decisions focusing on trademark parodies, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down last week its decision in Vidal v. Elster, once again reminding …
