Session
IGF 2025 Side Event: Organized by the Digital Trust & Safety Partnership (DTSP) and Coimisiún na Meán
- When: 25 June, 17:30 – 18:30
- Where: Workshop Room 3
- Format: Panel Discussion followed by Q&A, in-person participation only
Moderator:
- David Sullivan, DTSP
Speakers:
- John Evans, Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM)
- Agustina Callegari, World Economic Forum Global Coalition for Digital Safety (WEF)
- Maria Paz Canales, Global Partners Digital (GPD)
With billions of people across the globe logging on each day, the “trust and safety” field is rapidly growing as a key enabler for digital citizens’ ability to connect and interact within each other—within and across borders. This session will bring diverse stakeholders together to discuss how best practices, international standards, and online safety regulation can provide a coherent and rights-respecting path toward trust and resilience.
The aim of this session is for actors who are engaged in online safety regulation and standardization to share their approaches and receive feedback from the global Internet community. Brief opening remarks from DTSP will frame the discussion, followed by interventions from CnaM, WEF, Meta and GPD. Questions for speakers to address include:
- How should industry best practices evolve to keep pace with emerging change, regulatory trends, and threats to the open Internet?
- How can different stakeholders contribute to regulatory interest in safety and risk mitigations? What role can cross-industry best practices, norms, and principles play in broader policy conversations when it comes to promoting safety, expression, and the open Internet?
- How can industry and regulators engage to ensure a safe and trusted online environment?
We will reserve approximately one-third of the time allotted for Q&A and open discussion with the audience of in-person participants.