Insights
The test for dishonesty in criminal cases – Ghosh gone, Ivey confirmed
Just because it’s business crime doesn’t mean a press free for all: a suspect’s ‘Cliff Richard’ privacy rights confirmed
Coronavirus: Adapting jury trials in a time of crisis
Data protection – another COVID-19 casualty?
Data regulation: An ‘empathetic’ approach from the ICO, but risks remain
Infodemic: Tackling COVID-19 online disinformation
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet was fertile territory for the spread of dangerous disinformation. Hostile states and malicious or misguided individuals quickly adopted the online sphere as a means of disseminating misleading and harmful material to a global audience for personal, financial or political aims. Steps were already taking place around the world to tackle the scourge of disinformation, often igniting concerns about freedom of speech. The global spread of the coronavirus has laid bare the lethal backdrop to this debate and galvanised social media giants and governments alike to tackle what the World Health Organisation (‘WHO’) has described a massive ‘infodemic’ accompanying the disease – an over-abundance of information, some accurate and some dangerously false, often leaving the public bewildered and vulnerable.