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In this episode, we revisit the topic of Porn Law and explore the developments that have occurred since our initial podcast series on internet pornography. We discuss the developments of the #ShutdownPornHub petition and the changes that the internet porn giant has made to rectify the issues on its platform. We analyse the controversy surrounding the rebranding of Only Fans, “the Instagram for Porn”. Finally, we discuss the issue of revenge porn and the possible developments in the upcoming Digital Services Act.Sources:
Porn Hub


https://help.pornhub.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260803955549-Transparency-Report
https://www.pornhub.com/press
https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/pornhub-deletes-all-unverified-content-millions-of-videos.html

Only Fans


https://www.justiz.nrw.de/nrwe/ovgs/vg_duesseldorf/j2021/27_L_1414_20_Beschluss_20211130.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/20/onlyfans-bans-sexually-explicit-content.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/28/onlyfans-porn-ban-sex-work-internet/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/13/tumblr-once-sold-billion-owner-wordpress-just-bought-site-fraction-that/

Revenge Porn and the Digital Services Act


https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-695162_EN.pdf
https://dontlookaway.online/

In the final episode of the Digital Justice Series, we explore technology as a tool to improve government administrative and democratic processes through the topic of e-Governance. We discuss the elements of e-Governance from a social and legal perspective. Finally, we explore Estonia’s eGovernance framework as an example of best practice and innovation in the public sector.
Sources:


https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-teacher-evaluation-system-impact-study/2021/08/13/d24066e2-fbb0-11eb-9c0e-97e29906a970_story.html
https://fdfd812d-4234-49d8-8755-ff45ad565157.filesusr.com/ugd/8a693d_95791ab100d440059996131975497a9c.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_voting
https://www.onlinezugangsgesetz.de/Webs/OZG/DE/startseite/startseite-node.html
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/241363/weapons-of-math-destruction-by-cathy-oneil/
https://e-estonia.com/
https://www.e-resident.gov.ee/

In the second episode of the Digital Justice Series, we discuss the right of Access to Information in the context of access to legal information. We explore the challenges faced with ensuring access and the adequate understanding of legal information. Finally, we explore technological solutions, created by Paul to give effect to the right of access to information. These solutions include a Twitter bot, which provides updates on new laws as well as ris+, a search engine for laws. Sources: 


Right of access to information: https://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/ai/rti/international/laws_papers/southafrica/McKinley%20-%20FOI%20in%20South%20Africa.pdf 
https://www.cairn.info/revue-internationale-de-droit-penal-2001-1-page-273.htm
ris+: https://risplus.at
BGBL-Bot: https://twitter.com/BGBl_bot

Tima and Paul return for a brand new series, the Digital Justice Series. This series explores the influence of digital technology on access to justice and the judicial process. In this episode the topic of “Zoom Court” or virtual hearings is explored with a specific focus on the right of a fair trial. 

Sources:


Lawyer with cat filter viral video: https://youtu.be/lGOofzZOyl8
Pros and Cons of Virtual Hearings:
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/cameras-in-every-court-how-zoom-trials-have-affected-the-open-court-principle/35457
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/zoom-trials-are-here-to-stay-and-that-is-a-good-thing/360383,
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/why-a-courtrooms-ceremony-can-never-be-replaced-by-zoom/359119
https://slate.com/technology/2020/08/zoom-courts-livestream-youtube.html.
https://primeraal.com/news/constitutionality-of-virtual-court-hearings/.
https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-za/knowledge/publications/e6f997e6/modernization-of-the-courts-during-covid-19.
Ebay dispute resolution: https://elibrary.law.psu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=arbitrationlawreview
Poor Internet Connection in Uganda Prisons: https://allafrica.com/stories/202110130202.html

In this episode Seliem El-Sayed (Department of Political Science) and Filip Paspalj (Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law) talk about the interdisciplinary and interuniversity project "Digitize! Computational Social Sciences in the digital and social Transformation”. In addition to an overview of the project, Seliem and Filip give an exciting insight into ethical and legal aspects of CSS.



Find out more: https://digitize-transformation.at

Mixing & Editing: Maximilian Treitler

In this episode of the pass-the-mic-series, Katarzyna and Marie-Catherine talk about their researchproject KATY (Knowledge At the Tip of Your fingers: Clinical Knowledge for Humanity)



Find out more about the project here: https://katy-project.eu/ and https://twitter.com/project_katy



In this Episode: Katarzyna Barud, Marie-Catherine Wagner; Sound: Maximilian Treitler