A recent ruling by a US federal court has temporarily halted the enforcement of a new Texas law mandating age verification for downloading mobile apps and accessing online content. Judge Robert Pitman of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction against Texas Senate Bill 2420, also known as…
South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a contentious bill aimed at curbing the dissemination of false or fabricated information by traditional and online media outlets. The legislation, championed by the ruling Democratic Party, permits courts to impose punitive damages up to five times the proven losses on entities found guilty of spreading such content. This…
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders has called on Togo to release Abdoul Aziz Goma, a Togolese-Irish human rights defender, from prison. This plea comes on the seventh anniversary of Goma’s arrest, emphasizing his deteriorating health and urging the government to leverage mechanisms within the Togolese Criminal Procedure Code,…