Civic Space and Content Governance
Civic Space
and Content Governance
A significant part of today’s civic space is online, where individuals and groups express themselves, access information and engage with one another. How do human rights standards apply to State regulation of the online space and online content? What responsibilities do companies have to ensure that / in ensuring their platforms and their content moderation do not interfere with rights guaranteed under international law? How should States and companies approach hate speech, incitement, and disinformation online?
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Business - Private Sector; Civic space and content gobvernance; SDGs - Digital divide
Special Procedures
Copyright law and policy from the perspective of the right to science and culture
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights - 2015 - Report presented to the 28th session of the HRC in 2015 on copyright law and policy from the perspective of the right to science and culture, emphasizing both the need for protection of authorship and expanding opportunities for participation in cultural life
2015
Civic space and content governance ; Privacy, surveillance, data
Special Rapporteurs
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Human Rights Council, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye
2015
Civic space and content governance ; Privacy, surveillance, data
Special Rapporteurs
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Human Rights Council, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, Report presented to the 38th session of the HRC in 2018 in follow up to the Rapporteur?s prior report to the HRC in 2015 (A/HRC/29/32) on the use of encryption and anonymity to exercise the rights to freedom of opinion and expression in the digital age, examining new trends and issues since the initial report
2015
Civic space and content governance
Special Rapporteurs
Hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media
Report presented to 28th session of the HRC in 2015 on hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media, including how digital media has changed the media landscape by providing minorities with opportunities to engage in public debate, while at the same time increasing challenges relating to the dissemination of hate speech online
2015
Civic space and content governance ; Privacy, surveillance, data
Special Rapporteurs
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Human Rights Council, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye
2015
Civic space and content governance
Special Rapporteurs
Hate speech online
Report presented to 28th session of the HRC in 2015 on hate speech and incitement to hatred against minorities in the media, including how digital media has changed the media landscape by providing minorities with opportunities to engage in public debate, while at the same time increasing challenges relating to the dissemination of hate speech online
2015
Civic space and content governance; Security � Counter-Terrorism
Special Rapporteurs
Issue of information and communication technologies and the sale and sexual exploitation of children
Report presented to the 28th session of the HRC in 2015 on the issue of information and communication technologies and the sale and sexual exploitation of children
2015
Civic space and content governance ; Discrimination and equality
Special Rapporteurs
Racism on the Internet and social media
Report presented to the 26th session of the HRC in 2014 on manifestations of racism on the Internet and social media, examining the context, key trends and the manifestations of racism on the Internet and social media, and provides an overview of the legal and policy frameworks and the measures taken at international, regional and national levels, as well as some of the regulatory norms adopted by Internet and social network providers.
2014