Call for Submissions: New Study of Content Regulation in the Digital Age
From Prof David Kaye
"Private companies facilitate an unprecedented global sharing of information and ideas. Social and search platforms in particular have become primary sources of news and information (and disinformation) for hundreds of millions of people. With that role they have also become gatekeepers of expression that may excite passions and knowledge – or incite hatred, discrimination, violence, harassment, and abuse. Over the next year, I will study the impact of platform content regulation on freedom of expression, and examine appropriate private company standards and processes and the role that States should play in promoting and protecting freedom of opinion and expression online. My first set of findings and recommendations on this subject will be published in my next report to the Human Rights Council in June 2018." https://freedex.org/2017/09/15/call-for-submissions-new-study-of-content-reg... -- Francis Monyango Lawyer | ICT Policy and Legal Consultant www.monyango.com 0726792792
Interesting. I look forward to reading it. Kind rgds,ambasa Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, September 23, 2017, 15:32, Francis Monyango via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
From Prof David Kaye
"Private companies facilitate an unprecedented global sharing of information and ideas. Social and search platforms in particular have become primary sources of news and information (and disinformation) for hundreds of millions of people. With that role they have also become gatekeepers of expression that may excite passions and knowledge – or incite hatred, discrimination, violence, harassment, and abuse. Over the next year, I will study the impact of platform content regulation on freedom of expression, and examine appropriate private company standards and processes and the role that States should play in promoting and protecting freedom of opinion and expression online. My first set of findings and recommendations on this subject will be published in my next report to the Human Rights Council in June 2018." https://freedex.org/2017/09/15/call-for-submissions-new-study-of-content-reg... -- Francis Monyango Lawyer | ICT Policy and Legal Consultant www.monyango.com 0726792792 _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/paulineambasa%40yahoo.... The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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