However these are the uk laws for social media
- Data protection act 1995
- libel
- Race relations act 1954
- criminal justice public order act - sexuality, location and state of employment
- race religious hatred act 2006
- criminal justice and immigration act
Libel examples
- Melania Trump v Daily Mail (England)
Melania Trump filed a defamation action in the New York state commercial court and in the UK High Court against the Daily Mail over allegations that she previously worked as an escort. Ms. Trump claimed damages in the sum of $150m.
The Mail later retracted the statement, published an apology and settled the case for $3m. The case was subject to much media attention, being covered by the BBC, the Guardian, Independent and ABC News.
criminal justice example
This is when Eminem called a man a faggot
case study
Rooney vs Vardy
c . Rooney accused R. Vardy of leaking her information to the press
libel
Rooney calling vardy a snake
vardy leaked potential false info to the press
Social media have little control over users, most control is reactive
They ensure their legal postion, through a simple measure - terms and conditions
Ipso - monitor print
ASA - monitor adverts
of com - monitor some professionally produced content online
BBFC - can monitor and classify film content
self regulation
have to agree to terms and conditions
regulation - is something is controlled
cultural censorship
north Korea - monitor what people post
china
turkey
QQ - twitter
can go on a trending tab
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