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Introduction |
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1 The Foundations of Free Speech and Freedom of the Press |
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I Freedom of Speech in the Age of the Internet |
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A Searching for the Truth |
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C The Individualist Theory |
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D Justifications of the Freedom of Speech: Theory and Practice |
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E Reconciling the Justifications |
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II The Category of `Speech' and the Scope of Protection |
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A Terminological Variations |
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B The Category of `Speech' |
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C Categories and Protection |
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D The Open Debate of Public Affairs as the Core of Freedom of Speech |
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E Internet-Specific Questions |
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III Limitation of the Freedom of Speech |
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A The Protection of Freedom of Speech in Different Legal Systems |
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iii The European Court of Human Rights |
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B The Protection of Reputation and Honour |
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C The Protection of Privacy |
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D Instigation to Violence or a Criminal Offence and Threats Thereof |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (1) |
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H Public Morals and Protection of Minors |
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i The Protection of Public Morals |
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I Commercial Communication |
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42 | (2) |
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IV Freedom of the Press and Media Regulation |
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A Freedom of Speech - Freedom of the Press |
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B The Concept of the Media, the Rights Holders of the Freedom of the Press |
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C Differentiated Regulation of Individual Media |
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D Censorship and Prior Restraint |
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E Special Privileges Awarded to the Media |
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i The Protection of Information Sources |
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ii Exemption from House Searches |
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iii Investigative Journalism |
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F The Principal Foundations of Special Privileges Awarded to the Media |
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G Content Regulation of the Media |
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58 | (1) |
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2 The Regulation of the Internet and its Gatekeepers in the Context of the Freedom of Speech |
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I Online Content Providers as `Media' |
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B Frontier, Architecture, Feudalism and Other Metaphors |
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C Initial Hopes and the Reality of the Internet |
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D Old Problems in a New Context |
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E New Problems on the Horizon |
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i A Decline of Professional Media? |
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ii Social Fragmentation and Polarisation |
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iii The Issue of Applicable Law |
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F Regulatory Analogies and Starting Points |
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i On the Freedom of the Internet |
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ii Internet Services as the Subjects of the Freedom of Speech and the Press |
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iii Applying the Limits of Offline Speech in an Online Environment |
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iv Media, Platform and General Regulations with an Impact on the Internet |
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v Internet Access as a Fundamental Right? |
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II The Regulation of Internet Gatekeepers |
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A The Roles and Types of Gatekeepers |
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B The `Freedom of Speech' of Gatekeepers and Algorithms |
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C The Problems of the Media Survive in the Activities of Gatekeepers |
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i Media or Tech Companies? |
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ii Government Intervention |
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iv Diversity and Pluralism |
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D Analogies in Media Regulation and Regulatory Ideas |
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ii Previous Analogies in Media Regulation |
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iii Recommendations of the Council of Europe |
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E The Liability of Gatekeepers in General |
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3 Internet Service Providers |
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II Obligations of the Internet Service Providers Regarding Illegal Content |
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103 | (2) |
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C Injunctions against Internet Service Providers |
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III The Problem of Network Neutrality |
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B Regulation in the United States |
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IV Censorship by Internet Service Providers |
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113 | (2) |
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I Introduction - The Role of Search Engines in Online Public Sphere |
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115 | (2) |
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II Search Results as Speech |
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B Search Results as Opinions |
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C The Regulation of Search Engines |
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III The Liability of Search Engines for Violations of Personality Rights |
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A Search Engines as Publishers |
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B Defamatory Search Results |
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C Defamatory Autocomplete Suggestions |
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129 | (2) |
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D Other Violating Content |
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E The Right to Be Forgotten |
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IV The Manipulation of Search Results |
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A The Issue of Search Engine Neutrality |
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II Social Media Platforms and the Democratic Public Sphere |
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A New Forms of Speech and the Expansion of the Public Sphere |
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B Bubbles and Other Psychological fcrtects ot social Media Platforms |
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C Social Media as a Public Forum |
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152 | (2) |
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D `Cheap Speech' and the Traditional Media |
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E Tech or Media Companies? |
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157 | (2) |
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III The Regulation of Platforms by Legislation |
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159 | (21) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (2) |
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D Protection of Reputation |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (3) |
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F Threats, Hate Speech and Other Violent Content Breaching Public Order |
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173 | (4) |
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177 | (3) |
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IV Private Regulation by Platforms |
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B The Legal Basis of Private Regulation: Contract Terms and Conditions |
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C Moderation and Private Censorship |
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i The Pros and Cons of Moderation |
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ii The Legal Status of Moderation - Possible Analogies |
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iii Community Standards and Codes of Conduct |
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190 | (4) |
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D Editing and Content Diversity on Social Media Platforms |
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E Fake News and Private Regulation |
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F The Ideology of a Platform |
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199 | (1) |
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6 Gatekeepers' Responsibility for Online Comments |
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I The Case of Online Comments |
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D Basis of Legal Responsibility for Unlawful Comments |
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II The European Court of Human Rights Case Law Relating to Comments - Overview |
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III The Relevant Criteria in the Cases before the European Court of Human Rights |
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A The Content of the Comment |
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B Identifiability of the Author |
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E The Effect of the Comment on the Party Attacked |
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F The Conduct of the Content Provider |
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215 | (1) |
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IV Main Criticism of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights |
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A Liability of a Gatekeeper (Content Provider) |
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B Importance of the `Economic Service' |
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217 | (1) |
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D Assessment of the Comment's Content |
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V The Case of Social Media Comments |
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219 | (1) |
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7 The Future of Regulating Gatekeepers |
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222 | (21) |
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II Possible Interpretations of Existing Legal Doctrines Concerning the Public Sphere |
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223 | (7) |
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B The Law of Electronic Commerce |
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225 | (1) |
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D The Law of Public Forums |
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227 | (2) |
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E The Chances of Finding a Comprehensive Regulatory Solution |
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III The Possible Models of Future European Regulation |
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A Transferring the US Model to Europe |
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B Preserving the Status Quo through Limited Regulatory Intervention (Weaker Co-regulation Model) |
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C Strengthening Government Regulation (Stronger Co-regulation Model) |
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235 | (4) |
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D Prohibiting Private Regulation |
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239 | (2) |
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