Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
11 episodes
9 months ago
The battle for democracy will be fought one human rights issue at a time. In this biweekly podcast from the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, host Marti Flacks tackles current events with activists and policymakers at the center of global efforts to promote human rights and build stronger, more sustainable democracies. Share your feedback at humanrights@csis.org.
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The battle for democracy will be fought one human rights issue at a time. In this biweekly podcast from the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, host Marti Flacks tackles current events with activists and policymakers at the center of global efforts to promote human rights and build stronger, more sustainable democracies. Share your feedback at humanrights@csis.org.
Litigating Internet Freedoms: Governments and Social Media Companies Go to Court
Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet
32 minutes
3 years ago
Litigating Internet Freedoms: Governments and Social Media Companies Go to Court
This week’s episode is focused on two important court cases – in India and West Africa – that will help define the relationship between social media companies and government regulation in efforts to protect fundamental freedoms. We talk to Allie Funk, Research Director for Technology and Democracy at Freedom House, about strategies to counter growing government efforts to block access to social media, as well as expectations for the private sector to develop their own rights-respecting policies and practices.
Additional Resources:
Changes to the foreign agent law in Russia: https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-signs-off-harsher-foreign-agent-law/31943645.html
ECOWAS ruling on Nigeria: http://www.courtecowas.org/2022/07/16/ecowas-court-orders-nigeria-to-guarantee-not-to-repeat-of-the-unlawful-ban-on-twitter/
Freedom House 2021 Freedom on the Net Report: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2021/global-drive-control-big-tech
Op-Ed: What Twitter’s lawsuit against the Indian government could mean for global free expression: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-07-16/india-twitter-suit-freedom-censorship-internet
The White House Declaration for the Future of the Internet: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Declaration-for-the-Future-for-the-Internet_Launch-Event-Signing-Version_FINAL.pdf
Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet
The battle for democracy will be fought one human rights issue at a time. In this biweekly podcast from the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, host Marti Flacks tackles current events with activists and policymakers at the center of global efforts to promote human rights and build stronger, more sustainable democracies. Share your feedback at humanrights@csis.org.
