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Addressing Digital Harms AND Protecting Human Rights — GNI Shares Recommendations for Policymakers

"Content Regulation and Human Rights: Analysis and Recommendations" uses human rights to analyze more than 20 recent, governmental initiatives that claim to address various forms of digital harm. The brief is the result of months of multistakeholder analysis by GNI’s diverse, expert membership, as well as six virtual consultations with government actors and other key stakeholders in Africa, the EU, India, Pakistan, and the UK.

2020-10-13T04:47:54+00:00October 13, 2020|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, Jurisdictional Assertions & Limits, Publication, reports|Tags: , , , |

GNI’s Submission to the Open Consultation on the EU Digital Services Act

The DSA is expected to transform the regulatory environment for tech companies and have wide-reaching impacts beyond the EU. In our response to a European Commission consultation, GNI shares important considerations for protecting digital rights in three areas: 1) Safety and Responsibility; 2) Liability Regime; and 3) Governance and Enforcement.

2020-09-29T17:14:47+00:00September 29, 2020|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, media releases, Publication|

Event Report: Multistakeholder Roundtable on Content Regulation in the U.K.

GNI convened representatives from civil society, academia, the ICT industry, and the U.K. government to consider the Online Harms White Paper in the context of the human rights framework, with four discussion topics: codes of conduct, duty of care, remedy, and privacy. GNI previewed the content regulation policy brief to be launched in the coming weeks.

2020-09-23T13:30:08+00:00September 23, 2020|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, Publication, reports|Tags: , |

Event Report: Multistakeholder Roundtable on Digital Content Regulation in Pakistan

On 16 July 2020, GNI hosted a multistakeholder roundtable discussion with local experts and policymakers on digital content regulation in Pakistan. The discussion was informed by a forthcoming policy brief from GNI examining content regulation efforts worldwide with a human rights lens.

2020-08-19T03:29:49+00:00August 19, 2020|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight|Tags: , |

Event Report: Multistakeholder Roundtable on India’s Draft Intermediaries Guidelines Amendments

Representatives from civil society, academia, the legal community, ICT companies, and policymakers in India joined a roundtable discussion to examine the Draft Intermediaries Guidelines through the lens of international human rights law, framed by a forthcoming GNI policy brief on content regulation and human rights.

2020-08-13T22:24:07+00:00August 13, 2020|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, Publication, reports|Tags: , |

“The Rights Foundation,” Launching the GNI Blog Series on Content Regulation and Human Rights

An introduction to the GNI blog series examining government efforts to address online harms around the world. Written by members and close collaborators, the series will provide practical guidance to those seeking to regulate content while upholding human rights.

2020-07-13T13:52:20+00:00July 13, 2020|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, op-eds, Publication|Tags: , , |

GNI Expresses Concern About Proposed ‘Fake News’ Law in Brazil

Several provisions of the proposed "Law of Freedom, Responsibility, and Transparency on the Internet” in Brazil would be counterproductive to the stated intent of the bill and pose risks for freedom of expression and privacy. Brazil’s legislature should heed calls from international experts and civil society and take care to respect the rights enshrined in Marco Civil by rejecting the bill and engaging in meaningful and transparent multi-stakeholder consultation to find a truly rights-respecting way forward.

2020-07-01T20:38:44+00:00June 29, 2020|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, surveillance|Tags: , |

Content Regulation and Human Rights: Report on a GNI Multistakeholder Roundtable on the Digital Services Act

On June 4, 2020, GNI hosted a multistakeholder roundtable discussion to examine key provisions of the anticipated European Union Digital Services Act through the lens of international human rights law. Held under Chatham House Rule, the online event was attended by nearly 70 guests, including EU policymakers and experts from academia, civil society, and ICT companies. Read more in the event report.   

2020-06-26T11:24:44+00:00June 25, 2020|Categories: feature, intermediary liability, Issues, issues highlight, media releases, Publication|Tags: |

Event Summary and Video Recording: “The Rights Foundation: Building Human Rights into the DSA”

On 28 May, GNI brought together UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović, and a set of experts from GNI’s multistakeholder membership to explore a human rights-based approach to content regulation in the context of EU Digital Services Act (DSA). Read the event recap or watch the video recording.

2020-06-16T17:22:21+00:00June 11, 2020|Categories: events, feature, intermediary liability, issues highlight, Jurisdictional Assertions & Limits, Multimedia|
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