Best practices of self- and co-regulation of platforms towards a legal framework – WS 12 2021
30 June 2021 | 12:15-13:15 CEST | Studio Belgrade | |
Consolidated programme 2021 overview / Day 2
Proposals: #23 #52
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As pressures mount for EU and/or national level regulation large social media platforms, Workshop 12 reviews self- and co-regulation initiatives by platforms, evaluates them and discusses their interaction with other actors, such as regulators, other media, and users.
Session description
Until 20 May 2021.
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Format
Structure of the workshop
GIP summary of the meeting || 4'Moderators’ introduction | 3' |
4 speakers: 7’ each average
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28' |
Debate with the audience | 15' |
Moderators’ Final recommendations and Conclusions | 10' |
Total duration | 60' |
Further reading
About the functioning of Self Regulation and Co-regulation systems:
- VUB Trisha Meyer's research https://www.disinfo.eu/publications/one-year-onward-platform-responses-to-covid-19-and-us-elections-disinformation-in-review
- GDHRN https://leibniz-hbi.de/uploads/media/default/cms/media/fi1c9mo_GDHRNet_Working%20Paper1.pdf
- Reuters: Digital News Report 2021
About the comments moderations:
- Reuters journalism institute – Federica Cherubini https://coralproject.net/blog/killing-the-comments%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Awhats-next/; https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/people/federica-cherubini;
- https://coralproject.net/about-2/; https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/andrew-losowsky-dont-disable-comments (A. Losowski OS moderation software)
- https://benwhitelaw.co.uk/index.php/updates/
- https://www.getrevue.co/profile/everythinginmoderation (Ben Whitelaw blog on content moderation)
- https://www.renaissancenumerique.org/publications/moderating-our-dis-content-renewing-the-regulatory-approach (Claire Pershan) also available in French: https://www.renaissancenumerique.org/system/attach_files/files/000/000/280/original/RenaissanceNumerique_Note_ModerationContenus.pdf?1613557339
About self-regulation national organizations (TV, printed media, internet – the German case):
- the description of the FSM, Self-regulatory body for multi media services providers ist available in English language at https://www.fsm.de/en/about-us
- Than there is an article in English about the Japanese and german concept at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3119247
- and another one, only available in German at https://www.hans-bredow-institut.de/uploads/media/Publikationen/cms/media/a80e5e6dbc2427639ca0f437fe76d3c4c95634ac.pdf
About platforms self-regulation model:
- https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tiktok-creates-european-safety-advisory-000100232.html (on Tik Tok Safety advisory council)
- https://onezero.medium.com/twitter-cribs-an-idea-from-wikipedia-9e0d98b90334 (on Wikipedia model)
- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57122216 (about changing approach by Youtube: from neutral to proactive policy on COVID vaccines.
- https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-shouldnt-deciding-who-ban-its-users-should-choose-opinion-1599887
- https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-oversight-board-kind-of-working-trump-ban/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/03/trump-facebook-oversight-board/
About regulatory approach across Europe:
- ERGA https://erga-online.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ERGA-SG2-Report-2020-Notions-of-disinformation-and-related-concepts-final.pdf (ERGA has published in March 2021 its report on EU code of practice on disinformation)
- OFCOM https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/212861/tools-for-online-regulation.pdf (Collin Kurre)
- European Audiovisual Observatory EAO European Audiovisual Observatory, 2019: Self- and Co-Regulation in the New AVMSD https://rm.coe.int/iris-special-2019-2-self-and-co-regulation-in-the-new-avmsd/1680992dc2
Useful web sites
- https://edmo.eu/
- https://gdhrnet.eu/
- https://www.ofcom.org.uk/
- https://gfmd.info/
- https://wan-ifra.org/
- https://oversightboard.com/
- https://www.christchurchcall.com/
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Focal Points
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- Giacomo Mazzone, Eurovisioni
- Giovanni De Gregorio
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Subject Matter Expert (SME)
- Yrjö Länsipuro
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- Aleksandra Ivanković, Internet Society & YCIG
- Giacomo Mazzone, Eurovisioni
- Juuso Järviniemi, Student at College of Europe, Federal Committee member of the Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe)
- Giovanni De Gregorio
- Vittorio Bertola, Open-Xchange
- Mira Milosevic
- Farzaneh Badii
- Claire Pershan, EU DisinfoLab
- Jutta Croll
- Lewis McQuarrie / Collin Kurre
- Paul Ash
- David Reid
Key Participants
- Paul Ash, coordinator of the Christchurch call, New Zealand Government
- REPLACING Giovanni De Gregorio, Centre for Socio-legal Studies, University of Oxford, GDRH Global network of HR research on self and co-regulation
- Paul Ash is the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Cyber and Digital. He works closely with the technology sector and cyber and digital agencies in New Zealand and globally. Paul supported PM Ardern and the French side leading the development of the Christchurch Call to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online, and continues to lead on this work within the New Zealand Government. He has previously served as the Director for National Security Policy and the National Cyber Policy Office, as Deputy Head of Mission in Brussels, and on diplomatic postings and secondments in the Solomon Islands, Beijing, and Taipei.
- Cherine Chalaby, member of Board of Trustees at FB oversight board
- Lewis McQuarrie, International Policy Manager OFCOM UK
- Lewis McQuarrie is a policy manager in the international team at Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator. He works on media and online policy issues, with a particular focus on new rules for video-sharing platforms which came into effect in the UK last year. He acted as lead drafter and project manager for Ofcom’s report into monitoring the voluntary Code of Practice on disinformation published in February. He represents Ofcom at EPRA, the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities, leading their work on media plurality in online media.
- Paula Gori, Secretary General EDMO
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Moderators
- Mira Milosevic, GFMD
- Mira Milosevic is the Executive Director at Brussels-based Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD). She leads GFMD’s engagement with the United Nations, the Internet Governance Forum, and other multilateral institutions as well as GFMD’s international efforts advocating for the sustainability of journalism and news media. Mira frequently writes and speaks about the intersection of media, economy, technology, and human rights. Before joining GFMD, she authored the World Press Trends reports, the most authoritative global source of data and analysis on the international newspaper industry, managed Media Development Programmes at WAN-IFRA, served as Chief Platform Officer at Indie Voices, and as Director of Belgrade-based Media Center. Mira holds a BA in Economics and MA in Communication; she has started her career as a journalist.
- Elena Perotti, WAN-IFRA
- Elena Perotti is Executive Director of Media Policy and Public Affairs at WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers. She is responsible for identifying and studying major public affairs issues within the news industry, and is leader and/or author of all research output of the department. Elena is also in charge of the News Literacy initiatives, and of interaction and liaison with WAN-IFRA’s governing boards, as well as with national and regional member associations, and international bodies.
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Reporter
- Ilona Stadnik, Geneva Internet Platform
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- are in (rough) consensus with the audience
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