Session
Organizer 1: Technical Community, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Organizer 2: Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Organizer 2: Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 1: Ana Ruelas, Intergovernmental Organization, Intergovernmental Organization
Speaker 2: Mia Møhring Larsen, Government, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Merrin Muhammed Ashraf, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 4: Yasmin Curzi de Mendonça, Technical Community, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 5: Udbhav Tiwari , Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 2: Mia Møhring Larsen, Government, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Merrin Muhammed Ashraf, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
Speaker 4: Yasmin Curzi de Mendonça, Technical Community, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 5: Udbhav Tiwari , Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Format
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: A 90-minute roundtable is best suited for this session, as it enables a deep dive into feminist approaches to information integrity from diverse stakeholders across geopolitical contexts. Each speaker will present for 7–8 minutes, examining how AI-driven content governance reinforces digital exclusions and gendered disinformation in their region. They will also discuss responses from policy, regulatory, local tech, and civil society actors in addressing these challenges. The latter part of the session will focus on collaborative problem-solving, assessing the feasibility of adapting successful strategies across contexts. Speakers will engage with each other’s insights, critically examine the nuances of these issues, and explore feminist pathways for building more equitable information ecosystems. This format creates inclusive participation by integrating live questions, comments, and resource-sharing, ensuring engagement across time zones. It also allows remote participants—especially those facing resource constraints—to contribute to these critical discussions.
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: A 90-minute roundtable is best suited for this session, as it enables a deep dive into feminist approaches to information integrity from diverse stakeholders across geopolitical contexts. Each speaker will present for 7–8 minutes, examining how AI-driven content governance reinforces digital exclusions and gendered disinformation in their region. They will also discuss responses from policy, regulatory, local tech, and civil society actors in addressing these challenges. The latter part of the session will focus on collaborative problem-solving, assessing the feasibility of adapting successful strategies across contexts. Speakers will engage with each other’s insights, critically examine the nuances of these issues, and explore feminist pathways for building more equitable information ecosystems. This format creates inclusive participation by integrating live questions, comments, and resource-sharing, ensuring engagement across time zones. It also allows remote participants—especially those facing resource constraints—to contribute to these critical discussions.
Policy Question(s)
What does a feminist approach to information integrity entail? How can such an approach strengthen efforts to build a plural and resilient information ecosystem, ensuring women's digital human rights?
How can regulatory and policy frameworks better integrate gender as a core concern in tackling online gender-based violence and information integrity challenges? What gaps in current approaches hinder meaningful action from platforms?
What are the challenges posed by AI (content) moderation tools in realising an inclusive and gender-just digital public sphere? What policy interventions are needed to address the algorithmic bias and data gaps?
What will participants gain from attending this session? This session will provide participants with a critical space to reflect on the need for a feminist approach to information integrity and take stock of the challenges faced across different geopolitical contexts, particularly highlighting its implications for the Global South.
Bringing together diverse stakeholders—including academics, civil society actors, policymakers, and government officials—the session will facilitate cross-regional discussions on how AI-driven content governance shapes information integrity and exacerbates digital exclusions. Speakers will share firsthand insights on how gendered disinformation, algorithmic bias, and exclusionary governance structures impact their regions, along with the policy, regulatory, technical, and civil society responses they are employing based on their roles within local systems.
By drawing on learnings from various contexts, the session will identify concrete pathways for feminist digital governance. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of these political and gendered dimensions, along with actionable strategies to integrate into their work and advocate for.
Description:
This interactive workshop will explore a feminist approach to information integrity as a pathway to fostering a plural and resilient digital ecosystem. It will critically examine how AI-driven content moderation and governance mechanisms on digital communications platforms shape the integrity of information flows and, in turn, impact women’s digital human rights. While positioned as solutions to online harm, they often reinforce digital inequalities, particularly for Global South communities and marginalized groups. By bringing together researchers, policy advocates, and practitioners, the session will discuss how algorithmic bias, data gaps, and exclusionary governance structures shape the digital information landscape and impact women’s digital human rights. The rise of misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech has made information integrity a global governance priority. The UNESCO Guidelines on Regulation of Digital Platforms and the UN Global Principles on Information Integrity provide much-needed frameworks to safeguard democratic discourse. However, prevailing policy and technological responses often overlook the gendered and geopolitical dimensions of these challenges. Despite recognition from the UN Secretary-General and UNESCO that gendered disinformation and online gender-based violence pose serious threats to information integrity, mainstream policy discourse has yet to fully integrate these concerns. Further, AI-driven content moderation, shaped largely by Western-centric frameworks, deepens exclusions by failing to address the linguistic and sociopolitical specificities of non-dominant languages and underrepresented communities. These gaps allow harmful content to persist while disproportionately silencing women, gender-diverse individuals, and politically vulnerable groups, further eroding their digital rights and participation. A feminist approach to information integrity acknowledges the power asymmetries shaping digital communication spaces and seeks governance models that prioritize inclusivity and equity. Through a cross-regional exchange of perspectives, this workshop will identify pathways for policy interventions, research, and advocacy strategies that foster inclusive, feminist digital governance and advance the goals of SGD 5 & SDG 16.
This interactive workshop will explore a feminist approach to information integrity as a pathway to fostering a plural and resilient digital ecosystem. It will critically examine how AI-driven content moderation and governance mechanisms on digital communications platforms shape the integrity of information flows and, in turn, impact women’s digital human rights. While positioned as solutions to online harm, they often reinforce digital inequalities, particularly for Global South communities and marginalized groups. By bringing together researchers, policy advocates, and practitioners, the session will discuss how algorithmic bias, data gaps, and exclusionary governance structures shape the digital information landscape and impact women’s digital human rights. The rise of misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech has made information integrity a global governance priority. The UNESCO Guidelines on Regulation of Digital Platforms and the UN Global Principles on Information Integrity provide much-needed frameworks to safeguard democratic discourse. However, prevailing policy and technological responses often overlook the gendered and geopolitical dimensions of these challenges. Despite recognition from the UN Secretary-General and UNESCO that gendered disinformation and online gender-based violence pose serious threats to information integrity, mainstream policy discourse has yet to fully integrate these concerns. Further, AI-driven content moderation, shaped largely by Western-centric frameworks, deepens exclusions by failing to address the linguistic and sociopolitical specificities of non-dominant languages and underrepresented communities. These gaps allow harmful content to persist while disproportionately silencing women, gender-diverse individuals, and politically vulnerable groups, further eroding their digital rights and participation. A feminist approach to information integrity acknowledges the power asymmetries shaping digital communication spaces and seeks governance models that prioritize inclusivity and equity. Through a cross-regional exchange of perspectives, this workshop will identify pathways for policy interventions, research, and advocacy strategies that foster inclusive, feminist digital governance and advance the goals of SGD 5 & SDG 16.
Expected Outcomes
Synthesis of Key Insights: A publicly accessible document summarizing key takeaways and posing guiding questions for further deliberation will be prepared. This will be shared with policymakers, advocacy networks, and researchers to inform ongoing discussions on AI governance, content moderation, and digital platform regulation.
Cross-Country Learnings for Policy and Advocacy: The session will facilitate a comparative analysis of interventions across different geopolitical contexts, identifying what has worked and where gaps remain. These insights will help shape advocacy strategies, regulatory approaches, and governance models that address AI-driven exclusions.
Pathways for Future Research and Collaboration: The session will identify key areas for further research, cross-regional advocacy efforts, and policy engagement. By cultivating long-term collaboration among stakeholders, it will contribute to building feminist digital governance frameworks that center inclusivity, equity, and gender justice in information integrity debates.
Hybrid Format: A truly inclusive discussion on information integrity must transcend geographical and resource constraints, particularly for participants from the Global South. A hybrid format ensures diverse voices shape the conversation, with real-time video, audio, and live captions enhancing accessibility. A dedicated online moderator will coordinate with the onsite moderator to seamlessly integrate virtual contributions into the discussion.
To foster engagement, online attendees will participate through live Q&A, polls, and chat discussions. A shared Google Doc will be circulated among both onsite and online participants to document key takeaways, follow-up questions, and ongoing discussions. Onsite speakers will use microphones and screens displaying online inputs. We will use Zoom for communication, Mentimeter for live polls, and Otter for collaborative note-taking, ensuring a dynamic and inclusive experience.