Big tech accountability? Read how we got here in  The Closing of the Net 

"Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Standards and Private Online Censorship"

Book chapter in Eds. J.Kulesza and R.Balleste:  Cybersecurity and Human Rights in the Age of Cyberveillance

Summary introduction to the chapter:

States are bound under international conventions to guarantee human rights, including the right to freedom of expression, and they also have the sovereign right to determine what content is acceptable within their own jurisdiction. However, when it comes to electronic communications networks, private actors are increasingly being asked to act on behalf of States in implementing content restrictions. These private actors are not bound by these international conventions, but they do fall under the jurisdiction of the state.

Their position therefore could become pivotal with regard to freedom of expression online. This chapter therefore addresses the question of how to interpret the duty of states with regard to private actors, in the context of content restrictions and the right to freedom of expression.


The chapter covers:

The problem with copyright and freedom of expression online

Technology & policy challenges

Interference & human rights law

Copyright

States and private actors

Balancing interference and state duties


Iptegrity in brief

 

Iptegrity.com is the website of Dr Monica Horten. I’ve been analysing analysing digital policy since 2008. Way back then, I identified how issues around rights can influence Internet policy, and that has been a thread throughout all of my research. I hold a PhD in EU Communications Policy from the University of Westminster (2010), and a Post-graduate diploma in marketing.   I’ve served as an independent expert on the Council of Europe  Committee on Internet Freedoms, and was involved in a capacity building project in Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine. I am currently (from June 2022)  Policy Manager - Freedom of Expression, with the Open Rights Group. For more, see About Iptegrity

Iptegrity.com is made available free of charge for  non-commercial use, Please link-back & attribute Monica Horten. Thank you for respecting this.

Contact  me to use  iptegrity content for commercial purposes

 

States v the 'Net? 

Read The Closing of the Net, by me, Monica Horten.

"original and valuable"  Times higher Education

" essential read for anyone interested in understanding the forces at play behind the web." ITSecurity.co.uk

Find out more about the book here  The Closing of the Net

PAPERBACK /KINDLE

FROM £15.99

Copyright Enforcement Enigma launch, March 2012

In 2012, I presented my PhD research in the European Parliament.

 

Don't miss Iptegrity! Iptegrity.com  RSS/ Bookmark