Foreign and Comparative Law Webinars

Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media in Egypt and Pakistan

Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 2:00pm EDT
Presenters: Tariq Ahmad and George Sadek

Join foreign law specialists Tariq Ahmad and George Sadek for “Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media in Egypt and Pakistan,” September’s entry in the Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series. In recent years, there has been an increased global focus on the governmental responses to the dissemination of hate speech and false information online. This webinar will focus on current and proposed legal frameworks for regulating unlawful/harmful speech on social media platforms in Egypt and Pakistan. The presenters will address the obligations (e.g. content removal) and liabilities of social media companies, the criminalization of certain online content, and the free speech implications for these limitations on online platforms.

To sign up for this webinar, please visit this registration page external link.

Upcoming Webinars

  • Freedom of Media During the Pandemic (October)
  • Review of Recently Published Law Library Research Reports (November)

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