The Internet & Jurisdiction Project has published the May issue of RETROSPECT, which informs participants every month about the latest important developments.

Here are the several topics covered this month:

• Google, Twitter and Facebook face blocks in Russian jurisdiction over compliance with “bloggers law”
• US court lifts copyright takedown order on “Innocence of Muslims” YouTube video
• Israel recommends enforcement of anti-Semitism laws through global Terms of Service
• Government approval and physical presence required for operation of all TLDs in Chinese jurisdiction
• EU to implement larger fines against companies breaching data protection law in EU jurisdiction
• Facebook among websites blocked in Nauruan jurisdiction
• UN and international experts on freedom of expression issue Joint Declaration against Internet “kill switches”
• The Pirate Bay domains seized in Swedish jurisdiction, .SE registry not held responsible
• Indian ISPs technically unable to execute blocking of Uber app
• European Commission releases Digital Single Market Strategy
• China’s draft national security law calls for cyberspace ‘sovereignty’
• Belgian DPA accuses Facebook of privacy violations, lacks enforcement powers
• UK DPA requests Google to revise 48 “right to be de-indexed” decisions
• Brazilian court rules content providers are not liable for copyright infringing user content or links
• 800.000 pornographic websites blocked in Indonesian jurisdiction
• EU study finds piracy website blocking and shutdowns are ineffective for curbing online piracy
• Singapore shuts down news website by revoking licence
• Israeli court orders ISPs to block websites hosting links to Popcorn Time app
• Ukrainian President calls on Facebook to open dedicated office in Ukrainian jurisdiction
• Russian court orders local ISPs to block website hosting links to web anonymity services