A recent pair of cases out of the European Union have provided new insight into the reach of the EU’s regulation of the internet.
Both cases revolve around whether an EU member state’s court can order an internet company to take down or de-list information online and whether that power extends beyond the EU.
In one case, the European Court of Justice seemed to put limits on France’s ability to make Google de-list search results beyond Europe. However, last week, the same court concluded that Facebook must take down a defamatory post worldwide. Both cases cannot be appealed.
