Dear All,
The advent of the Internet and social media have greatly expanded ways of expressing information and organizing ourselves. But we are also increasingly conscious that they have become a breeding ground for widespread disinformation, hate speech, and conspiracy theories that regulatory systems need to catch up to safeguard freedom of expression and access to information. In the face of these challenges, greater guidance and policy advice is urgently needed. Based upon experiences from regulation, in addition to relevant principles, conventions, and declarations over the past decade, UNESCO is now developing, through multi-stakeholder consultations Safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information: guidelines for a multistakeholder approach in the context of regulating digital platforms. The Guidelines will encourage and contribute to the development of a global multistakeholder space to debate and share good practices about digital platform regulation that protects freedom of expression and access to information while managing content that can be restricted under international human rights law, presenting evidence, gathering different visions and a broad spectrum of perspectives.
This afternoon, Thursday, June 8, 2023 . Dr. Tawfik Jelassi will be speaking on 'Internet for Trust: Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms' t UoN Towers, room 404 at 3-4pm
The University of Nairobi in collaboration with UNESCO has organized a public lecture on Thursday, June 8 2023 in Room MLT 404, UON Towers.
See the flyer for more details.
Kind regards,
John A. O. Orindi, MCIPR
Director of Corporate Affairs
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
University of Nairobi
P.O Box 30197-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20491 3195
Office: +254 20491 3193
Email: pr@uonbi.ac.ke
Website: www.uonbi.ac.ke
