Session
Organizer 1: Meri Baghdasaryan, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Organizer 2: Minda Moreira, Internet Rights and Principles Coalition (IRPC)
Organizer 3: Raashi Saxena, The Sentinel Project
Speaker 1: Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew, Technical Community, African Group
Speaker 2: Gideon Sarpong, Civil Society, African Group
Speaker 3: Muya Catherine , Civil Society, African Group
Minda Moreira, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Meri Baghdasaryan, Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Raashi Saxena, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Round Table - Circle - 60 Min
- How can online content moderation on global platforms be effectively localized?
- What are the main challenges for online content moderation in Africa?
- How can local content moderation practices be linked to international human rights standards for a safe online environment?
Connection with previous Messages:
10. Reduced Inequalities
Targets: SDG10: This session explores the challenges of localizing online content moderation in Africa, and is aimed at proposing action items for policymakers, thereby, contributing to SGD10 on reducing inequalities within and among countries. SGD17: The session will bring together a diverse range of voices from different regions and stakeholder groups that have a common goal of promoting and ensuring the protection of human rights online. One of the main goals of this workshop is to foster partnership and enhance cooperation between all actors in order to better promote rights-based and sustainable development. This is in line with the SDG17 and the strengthening of partnerships and global cooperation within the iGF community and beyond in order to achieve the sustainable development goals.
Description:
Online content moderation is hard and requires balancing of tradeoffs. While online platforms provide the users with the opportunity to express themselves freely, the understanding of local context is crucial to ensure effective content moderation for safe user experiences. This session will zoom in on the current challenges of online content moderation in Africa, discussing several best and worst case studies from various African countries, and attempting to identify the path forward.
This session will feed into the ongoing global and local discussions on online content moderation in Africa. It is aimed at mapping out and better understanding the existing challenges of localizing online content moderation in various African countries and offering potential solutions as action items for African policymakers, civil society actors and ICT companies. Further, the session participants will consider whether the IRPC Charter should be supplemented with additional protocols focusing on online content moderation, to deepen Charter Articles, including Article 5 (Freedom of expression and information on the internet), and Article 7 (Freedom of Online Assembly and Association). Finally, it is envisaged that the main discussion points would be summarized in a follow up article/blog post, annexed with further reading suggestions.
Hybrid Format: This session involves both online and onsite speakers and moderators, allowing for equal participation from online and onsite audiences. It is envisaged to use digital tools, such as mentimenter and zoom polls, to achieve higher audience engagement, participating both online and offline. This session will be composed of a moderated discussion with audience questions and input. The hybrid composition of the panel and moderators will support equal inclusion of online and onsite audiences.
Usage of IGF Official Tool.