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On 17 October 2017, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe issued a reply to the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Recommendation 2098 (2017) on “Ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate” (see IRIS 2017-3/4). In its reply, the Committee of Ministers mainly referred to the PACE requests concerning the reviewing and updating of several policy instruments concerning hate speech, intermediaries and the media. With regard to the PACE’s request for the Committee of Ministers to review Recommendation 97(20) on hate speech (see 1997-10/4), the Committee reiterates that the definition of hate...

On 2 October 2017, the Italian Government released the draft of three legislative decrees implementing the reform of the legal framework on cinema and audiovisual services started last year (see IRIS 2017-1/23). The new decrees concern the promotion of European and Italian works by audiovisual media service providers; the protection of minors; and employment in the audiovisual sector. Further to the government’s preliminary approval, the draft decrees will be submitted to parliamentary committees, the Council of State and the State-Regions Conference in order to seek relevant opinions; the deadline...

On 28 September 2017, the European Commission issued a Communication entitled “Tackling Illegal Content Online - Towards an enhanced responsibility of online platforms”. The Communication follows the Commission’s Communication on a Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe, which included creating a fit-for-purpose regulatory environment for platforms (see IRIS 2015-6/3, 2015-10/4, and 2017-7). This new Communication aims to provide guidelines and principles for online platforms in the fight against illegal content, including incitement to terrorism, illegal hate speech, child sexual abuse material,...

Turkey has been in a state of emergency since the attempted military coup that occurred in July 2016. Many Government decrees have been adopted following the event. The Cabinet announced a new Decree consisting of seven chapters and 76 articles. The sixth chapter of the Decree has brought several changes to the Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and their Media Services, which were indicated in five articles. One of the most significant changes is related to the jurisprudence of the Republic of Turkey over the channels that are not located in Turkey, but are broadcast...

On 8 May 2017, Ofcom determined that “ITV News” was in breach of Rule 1.3 of Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code by showing a graphic clip from a well-known film as part of its obituary of actor John Hurt during their morning bulletin (when children were likely to form part of the audience). Notably, the decision resulted in ITV amending its Compliance Manual, and provides guidance on news programming content pre-watershed. “ITV News” is produced for the ITV network by ITN (Independent Television News), which also ensures compliance with Ofcom’s rules relating to news broadcasts. On the morning of 28 January...