Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek | |
|---|---|
 Glawischnig in 2006 | |
| Spokeswoman of the Green Party | |
| In office 3 October 2008 – 18 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander van der Bellen |
| Succeeded by | Ingrid Felipe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-02-28)28 February 1969 (age 56) |
| Party | Green Party (1992−2018) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | University of Graz |
| Website | sustainability-consulting |
Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek (néeGlawischnig; born 28 February 1969) is an Austrian politician of theAustrian Green Party, and its federal spokeswoman from 2008 until 2017. She was the plaintiff in the landmark caseEva Glawishnig-Piesczek v. Facebook Ireland, in which she suedFacebook fordefamation to compel the social media company to globally censor the "defamatory and all equivalent" posts.[citation needed]
Born inVillach,Carinthia, Glawischnig attendedgymnasium inSpittal an der Drau and took herMatura exams there.[1] She then studiedlaw at theUniversity of Graz,Styria, graduating in 1993 (Magistra) and 1999 (doctorate) respectively.[1]
Glawischnig worked as a legal adviser forGlobal 2000 [de] from 1992 until 1996.[1] In that year she embarked on a career in regional politics for the Green Party ofVienna, later moving on to the federal level.[1] She has been a member of theNational Council of Austria (Nationalrat) since 1999[2] and became vice-chairperson of the Austrian Green Party in 2002.[1] Glawischnig has been a persistent critic of the Austrian government headed byWolfgang Schüssel. On 30 October 2006 she became Third Speaker of the Austrian Parliament, as the first representative of the Greens in this office.[3]
On 3 October 2008, Glawischnig became the Greens' federal spokeswoman followingAlexander Van der Bellen's resignation.[4]
On 18 May 2017, she resigned as the Greens' federal spokeswoman and retired from politics, citing personal reasons.[5]
She has been working for an international gambling companyNovomatic since 2018.
In 2016, Glawischnig requested Facebook to remove a post criticizing her in sharp terms.[6] After Facebook failed to remove the post, she brought a claim in Vienna court, Eva Glawischnig-Pieszcek v. Facebook Ireland. The case became an important legal question of whether a court in theEuropean Union could compel a social media company to globally censor a user's posting, even for viewers outside of the EU's jurisdiction. On 3 October 2019 the Court of Justice for the European Union decided that an Austrian court could indeed order the global removal of the offensive posts, and all future posts similar to them that are designed to defame Glawishnig.[7] Supporters of the Court's landmark ruling believe it empowers online users to defend themselves against defamation or other online abuse, while critics have called out the possibility of mass censorship due to the challenging nature of online rule enforcement.[8]
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