IGF 2024 DCPR Information Integrity: Human Rights & Platform Responsibilities

    DC

    Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility

    Duration (minutes): 90
    Format description: A 90 minute roundtable is instrumental to allowing meaningful interactions with the large number of stakeholders participating in the session.

    Description

    The concept of "Information Integrity" has been increasingly employed towards a propositive agenda that aims to encompass the addressing of disinformation, misinformation, hate speech and threats for democracy in the online environment (see, for instance, the recently-launched United Nations Global Principles For Information Integrity). Nevertheless, it still lacks a solid theoretical framework. Joining forces, the DC on Platform Responsibility (DCPR) and the DC on Internet Rights and Principles (IRPC) organize this session to explore the concept from a perspective of human rights and platform responsibilities. The session clearly states challenges for trust and security in the current digital information ecosystem, including those related to algorithmic recommendation systems and the attention economy. The session also aims to evaluate and support the ongoing activities of all stakeholders toward strengthening information integrity, for social media platforms particularly how to live up to their responsibility while complying with human rights principles.

    A 90 minute roundtable is instrumental to allowing meaningful interactions with the large number of stakeholders participating in the session.

    Organizers

    Yasmin Curzi (Karsh Institute of Democracy, University of Virginia, USA), Academic and DCPR Luca Belli (Center for Technology and Society at FGV Law School, Rio de Janeiro), Academic and DCPR Santosh Sigdel (Digital Rights Nepal), Civil Society and IPRC Dennis Redeker (ZeMKI - Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research, University of Bremen, Germany), Academic and IPRC

    Speakers

    * Ana Cristina Ruelas, UNESCO * Samara Castro, Brazilian Presidency of the Republic, Brazil * Nic Suzor, Meta Oversight Board, Australia * Robert Gorwa, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany * Anita Gurumurthy, IT for Change, India * Rolf Weber, Zurich University, Switzerland

    Onsite Moderator

    Yasmin Curzi, Luca Belli, Dennis Redeker

    Online Moderator

    Giullia Thomaz

    Rapporteur

    Yasmin Curzi

    SDGs

    5. Gender Equality
    16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

    Targets: Our session is linked to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 16 and 5, which focus on fostering peace, justice, strong institutions, and gender equality, respectively. By addressing information integrity the session contributes to SDG 16’s aim of promoting just, peaceful, and inclusive societies. Moreover, our session emphasises the importance of SDG 5, which seeks to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Disinformation and online abuse have specific impacts on women, exacerbating existing gender inequalities and undermining efforts to create an inclusive society.