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How the 'Internet Censorship' Act tramples constitutional rights

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In this episode of Business Law Focus, Evan Pickworth asks Janet MacKenzie, a partner and head of the TMT industry group for the Johannesburg office of global law firm Baker McKenzie, why the changes are ripe for a constitutional challenge if passed in their current form.

We discuss the next steps and determine the consequences for commerce if vast swathes of user-generated content are caught up in the wide net cast by these proposed Draconian rules.
8 Oct 2020 English South Africa Business

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