The rules of the digital world – economy versus human rights – PL 03 2016

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Session teaser

Are human rights, including right to privacy, being redefined by the economics of the Internet?

Session description

Internet intermediaries have created new services which challenge traditional industries leading them to call for regulatory intervention. The European Union and many European countries are considering legal changes which many civil society groups fear could hurt core human rights and fundamental values, including non-discrimination, right to freedom of opinion and expression and right to privacy.  

How do liability protections for Internet companies, implemented by EU and Council of Europe member states, safeguard the rights and freedoms of European Internet users? What efforts are governments making, and how do they dialogue with industry and civil society, to address challenges to online rights and freedoms of their citizens?

Keywords

digital economy, intermediary liability, protections and safeguards for users/consumers, right to freedom of opinion and expression, right to privacy, the Council of Europe, the European Union, the EU e-Commerce Directive

Format

Until 30 April 2016. Please try new interactive formats out. EuroDIG is about dialogue not about statements.

Further reading

• Blog post on the EU's review of intermediary liability and the Delfi case.
• Joint letter from civil society and industry in response to new EU proposal

People

• Focal Point: Ms Piret Urb, Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ESTONIA
• Key participants

• Ms Kaja Kallas, Member of the European Parliament (ALDE), co-rapporteur for the report "Towards a Digital Single Market Act"
• Mr Dirk Van Eeckhout, Belgian Ambassador to the Council of Europe, the Thematic Coordinator for the Information Policy (TC-INF) at the :*Council of Europe
• Dr Christina Angelopoulos, Information Law and Policy Centre, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
• Mr Joe McNamee, Executive Director of EDRi (European Digital Rights)

• Moderator: Ms Emily Taylor
• Remote moderator: Mr Lee Hibbard, DG1, Human Rights and Rule of Law, the Council of Europe
• Org team

• Ms Piret Urb, Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ESTONIA
• Mr Christian Borggreen, Director, International Policy, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe)
• Ms Louise Bennett, The Chartered Institute for IT
• Mr Charles Bradley, Head of Strategy and Operations, Global Partners Digital
• Mr Lee Hibbard, DG1, Human Rights and Rule of Law, the Council of Europe

• Reporter: Mr Luukas Kristjan Ilves, Counsellor for Digital Affairs at the Estonian Permanent Representation to the EU (see note 2)

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Final report

Deadline 2016

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Notes

note 2: Mr Luukas Kristjan Ilves. Bio