In the journal Computer und Recht, Matthias C. Kettemann, Anna Sophia Tiedeke, Georg Kraml, Felicitas Rachinger and Clara Rauchegger write about the geographical scope of deletion obligations on digital platforms and show whether the criticism of censorship of online content is justified.
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Abstract
When courts order obligations to delete unlawful content on digital platforms, the question arises as to the geographical scope of these orders. The Austrian Supreme Court addressed this question in two leading decisions in 2020, ORF v. Facebook and Glawischnig-Piesczek v. Facebook. In ORF/Facebook, the Supreme Court concretised the relevant requirements formulated by the ECJ in the Glawischnig-Piesczek case. In Glawischnig-Piesczek/Facebook, it did not rule out global obligations to delete unlawful online content, but avoided dealing further with this sensitive issue. Nevertheless, there are some fears that the Glawischnig-Piesczek/Facebook decision could open the door to global censorship of online content based on the law of a single state. The article shows whether and to what extent this criticism is justified.
In the journal Computer und Recht, Matthias C. Kettemann, Anna Sophia Tiedeke, Georg Kraml, Felicitas Rachinger and Clara Rauchegger write about the geographical scope of deletion obligations on digital platforms and show whether the criticism of censorship of online content is justified.
Kettemann, M. C.; Kraml, G.; Rachinger, F.; Rauchegger, C.; Tiedeke, A. S. (2021): Weltweite Löschpflichten für rechtswidrige Inhalte auf digitalen Plattformen vor dem österreichischen OGH: Der mühsame Weg zur Entfernung von Äußerungsrechtsverstößen in Social Media [Global Obligations to Delete Illegal Content on Digital Platforms before the Austrian Supreme Court: The Arduous Path to the Removal of Breaches of the Law of Expression in Social Media]. In: Computer und Recht, 37 (3), pp. 154-159. https://doi.org/10.9785/cr-2021-370306
