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2 months ago | 
lexology.com | Hayley Brady |James Balfour |Rachel Kane |Claire Wiseman |Kwok Tang |Rachel Holland | +2 more
There is an international consensus underscoring the urgencies around online safety, prompting an influx of legislative policy and activity to satisfy regulator and government concerns. The status and approach to regulation differs between jurisdictions, in part due to the regulatory balancing act between combating online harms, without impeding freedom of speech, innovation or investment in new technologies.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
herbertsmithfreehills.com | Hayley Brady |Claire Wiseman |Rachel Kane |Sara Lee
Update: Following the prorogation of Parliament on 24 May 2024, the Criminal Justice Bill (including the proposal to create a new offence for making sexually explicit deepfakes) will not be progressing further in its passage through Parliament. However, the existing offence for sharing such deepfakes, introduced by the Online Safety Act 2023, has been and remains in force since 31 January 2024.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
herbertsmithfreehills.com | Kwok Tang |Mark Smyth |Hayley Brady |Claire Wiseman
Kwok Tang Partner, Sydney Kwok Tang Mark Smyth Partner, Sydney Mark Smyth Hayley Brady Partner, Head of Media and Digital, UK, London Hayley Brady Claire Wiseman Professional Support Lawyer, London Claire Wiseman Kyriakos Fountoukakos Managing Partner, Competition Regulation and Trade, Brussels Kyriakos Fountoukakos Peggy Chow Of Counsel, Singapore Peggy Chow
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Hayley Brady |Rachel Kane |Karen Anderson
You may have heard of "greenwashing", where a company makes false, misleading, or vague claims about their products or operations and their environmental impact, but have you heard of "AI-washing"? AI-washing is the term used to describe where a company exaggerates the capabilities of a product or service that is marketed as ‘AI’ in order to make it look more sophisticated, innovative or intelligent than it actually is.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Hayley Brady |Rachel Kane |James Balfour |Claire Wiseman
Background to the report The Initial Market Report on the Future of TV Distribution (the "Report") came in response to a request from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ("DCMS") in 2022 for Ofcom to carry out an early review of market changes that may affect the way content reaches audiences on digital terrestrial television ("DTT", otherwise known as "Freeview"), satellite ("Freesat") and other distribution platforms such as TV delivered over the internet (internet protocol...
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May 21, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Hayley Brady |Claire Wiseman |Rachel Kane
On 16 April 2024, the UK Government announced its proposal for a new law criminalising the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes (see press release here). The new offence will be introduced as an amendment to the upcoming Criminal Justice Bill. This builds on the existing offences for sharing ‘deepfake’ intimate images which was first introduced as a priority offence under the Online Safety Act (“OSA“).
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Hayley Brady |Rachel Kane |Tommaso Bacchelli
The Advertising Standards Authority (the “ASA“) and the Committees of Advertising Practice (“CAP“) published their annual report for the year 2023 on 11 April 2024. In a year that saw a significant shift away from complaints-led investigations towards more proactive ASA-led monitoring and enforcement, the ASA and CAP secured the amendment or withdrawal of 27,378 ads.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Hayley Brady |Silke Goldberg |Josie Desmond |Claire Wiseman
As the world faces increasing environmental challenges and the
agreements reached during COP 28 place ever
greater emphasis on the importance of a collective approach in
tackling climate change, businesses are facing more pressure than
ever to play their part in reaching 'net zero'. Adding to
this pressure, consumers are becoming increasingly discerning when
choosing sustainable brands which take a proactive and meaningful
approach to minimising their environmental impact.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Hayley Brady |Silke Goldberg |Josie Desmond |Claire Wiseman |James Balfour |Natalie Shippen
As the world faces increasing environmental challenges and the agreements reached during COP 28 place ever greater emphasis on the importance of a collective approach in tackling climate change, businesses are facing more pressure than ever to play their part in reaching ‘net zero’. Adding to this pressure, consumers are becoming increasingly discerning when choosing sustainable brands which take a proactive and meaningful approach to minimising their environmental impact.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Hayley Brady |Rachel Kane |Claire Wiseman
Marketing using influencers (including celebrities and social
media personalities) isn't anything new, but it has seen
rapid growth in recent years, commanding more attention from
consumers and a larger chunk of marketing budgets. With influencer
marketing, brands can target their products to specific audience
segments in a way that is engaging, authentic and relatable.
New technology has the potential to disrupt the way in which
brands use influencers and celebrities in advertising campaigns.
