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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Civic space and content governance
Special Rapporteurs
Rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association for groups most at risk
Report presented to 26th session of the HRC in 2014 on threats to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association for groups most at risk, noting, among other things, that the right to freedom of association applies both online and offline and that laws that unjustifiably restrict freedom of expression on the Internet and limit the ability of people to associate over that medium are unacceptable
2014
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
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue
2013
Civic space and content governance
Special Rapporteurs
Importance of new communication technologies in facilitating and organizing peaceful assemblies
Report presented to 23th session of the HRC in 2013 on the funding of associations and the ability to hold peaceful assemblies, including the importance of new communication technologies in facilitating and organizing peaceful assemblies
2013