The ‘COVID-19 effect’: How blocklisting is putting pressure on media outlets during the pandemic

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Phil Sherrell

Partner
UK

I am head of Bird & Bird's London office and a partner in our Media, Entertainment and Sports team, focusing on litigating disputes relating to content and brands.

This article reports on the use of blocklisting and the inadvertent consequences exhibited by the 'COVID-19 effect'. With the findings of a recent Government review into the creation of a sustainable media still being considered in Whitehall, this may add impetus towards stronger Government regulation of the use of blocklisting and the online advertising market more generally.

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