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- ↑ "Not so different after all? Reconciling Delfi vs. Estonia with EU rules on intermediary liability". Media Policy Project Blog. London School of Economics and Political Science. 2015-07-01. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ Moody, Glyn (16 June 2015). "Shock European court decision: Websites are liable for users' comments". arstechnica.co.uk. Ars Technica.
- ↑ http://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/2016/135.html
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