Module 5: Trends in Censorship by Private Actors

This module aims to:

• Give an overview of ways in which non-state actors facilitate online censorship.
• Set out the international and regional legal principles that are implicated by online censorship.
• Unpack the concept of net neutrality.
• Examine the misuse of intermediary liability to curb expression and access.
• Explore the right to be forgotten.
• Explain the monitoring obligations of search engines and platforms.