The law ofwebsite blocking

Overview

Problems: notices

Problems: gatekeepers

Problems: end-users

Types of blocking

circumvention

section 97A

actual knowledge =

‘sufficiently detailed notice + a reasonable opportunity to

investigate’

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Statutory limitations?

4 key limits derived from EU + human rights law

(i) no general monitoring

(ii) freedom of commerce

(iii) cost & complexity

(iv) users’ rights

is blocking effective?

Solutions

Solutions

The law ofwebsite blocking