“The internet’s not written in pencil, it’s written in ink” … yet content removal can be done on a worldwide basis, says AG Szpunar
Also The IPKat has a Facebook page (not used for libellous and defamatory comments alas though) When it comes to content removal in the context of an injunction, how is this to be done in order to comply with the prohibition of a general monitoring obligation, as per Article 15 of the E-commerce Directive ? This, in a nutshell, is the issue at stake in Facebook , C-18/18 , a referral for a preliminary ruling from the Austrian Supreme Court made in the context of national proceedings concerning defamatory comments published on Facebook. Yesterday, Advocate General (AG) Szpunar delivered his Opinion , which opens with a quote from The Social Network (the film about the beginning of Facebook): “The internet’s not written in pencil, it’s written in ink”. Indeed, as the AG effectively summed up, this case concerns: whether a host which operates an online social network platform may be required ...