Committee discusses censorship and copyright as part of freedom of expression online inquiry
The Communications and Digital Committee discusses social media content regulation and digital etiquette with Graham Linehan and Helen Staniland, followed by a discussion of copyright's impact on freedom of expression online with Jim Killock and Julia Reda.
Meeting details
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Freedom of expression online
Executive Director at Open Rights Group
Researcher at Society for Civil Rights
Possible questions
Likely questions and topics of discussion to Graham Linehan and Helen Staniland include:
- Do social media platforms’ moderation policies and systems have due regard for freedom of expression?
- What is your view of Twitter’s moderation policies and appeal processes?
- How should the Online Safety Bill protect freedom of expression?
- How well do the police handle allegations of online hate crimes?
Likely questions and topics of discussion to Jim Killock and Julia Reda include:
- Does UK copyright law protect freedom of expression adequately?
- Our Prime Minister called the EU Copyright Directive “terrible for the internet”. Is he right?
- Do platforms enforce copyright consistently and in a manner compatible with freedom of expression?
- How well does the EU’s Digital Services Act protect freedom of expression?