Protecting citizens in times of crisis – TOPIC 01 Sub 03 2023
20 June 2023 | 12:30 - 13:15 EEST | Auditorium
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Main Topic 1: Impact of the war
Working title: Subtopic 3: Protecting citizens in times of crisis
Proposals: #26 #50
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How to ensure effective protection against online harms, such as hate speech and dis-information in time of crisis and advance human rights and fundamental freedoms? You will discuss how to uphold international standards and extend on gained experiences and examples of practice.
Session description
The surge of hate speech and dis-information at the start of Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine raised multiple questions, including whether a different approach to moderating online hate speech should apply in times of conflict or access to platforms should be restricted all together. The Covid19 health crisis equally sparked waves of hate speech and disinformation against specific groups, to the point that the World Health Organisation announced that the pandemic was accompanied by an “infodemic”, constituting a serious risk to public health and public action.
Recommendation CM/Rec (2022)16 on Combating Hate Speech and other relevant standards provides guidance to member states and other relevant stakeholders including CSO’s and Internet intermediataries towards a comprehensive and properly calibrated set of legal and non-legal measures to prevent and combat online harms. Effectively implemented, the measures proposed can build social resilience against the treats in society. It also ensures key-stakeholders can quickly upscale efforts to fight online hate speech, disinformation and provide support those targeted. Cooperation among all relevant actors, including state authorities, internet platforms and CSOs, proves crucial in times of crisis, to ensure that human rights and democratic principles prevail.
Format
Moderated open debate with the audience based on input from experts at the beginning of the session which will review international standards and practical examples how the challenges are being addressed by journalists, NGO’s and policy makers across Europe.
Further reading
Recommendation CM/Rec (2022)16 on combating hate speech and its Explanatory Memorandum
Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)4 on promoting a favourable environment for quality journalism
First Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
Resources on the webpage "journalism in situations of conflict and aggression".
The Report: Information disorder - Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making (2017)
Reports expected:
- Final Report of the Regional Conference “Media in Times of War”, held in Georgia in 2022
- Study on Hate Speech in times of crisis to be completed June 2023
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- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
- Tatiana Tropina
- Yrjö Länsipuro
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- Romy Mans
- Vlad Ivanets
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