Legal Research Quarterly

Legal Research Quarterly

Regulation of freedom of expression in cyberspace ( A Comparative Study on the Laws of the United States of America -the European Union and Islamic Republic Of Iran)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
mohammad hossein zarei 1
saeedeh mazinanian 2
1 faculty of law -shahid behesti universti
2 Public law,faculty of law,Shahid Beheshti University
10.48308/jlr.2020.184500.1501
Abstract
Abstract
Cyberspace is rapidly turning into a major tool for exercising the right of freedom. Cyberspace amalgamates in the media the right to receive and the right to release information, ideas and beliefs in the form of a written text, audio file, or a video file.
As well as providing access and enormous amounts of information to millions of audiences ac
 
ross the reach of all people with access to a computer and telephone line, new challenges and legal issues require the right and proper regulation.
Therefore, this study aims to closely examine the cyberspace content regulation in the area of the freedom of speech in two areas of child pornography and hate speech in cyberspace through an interdisciplinary approach. The results of this study indicate how efficient the current regulatory framework is and how effective and efficient the regulatory framework should be in the area under discussion.
Key Words:
Freedom of expression -Cyberspace-Regulation -Hate Speech-Pornography
Keywords
Freedom of expression
Cyberspace
Regulation
Subjects

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  • Receive Date 08 December 2019
  • Revise Date 08 August 2020
  • Accept Date 16 August 2020