Скачать или смотреть SEEDIG 5 | (S3.2) Dealing with the challenges of online content

Key participants:
Cristian Bulumac, The Greens/European Free Alliance, European Parliament
Florin Grozea, MOCAPP, Romania
Olga Kyryliuk, The Influencer Platform, Ukraine
Tanja Maksić, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
Marcin Olender, Google | Central and Eastern Europe
Moderator: Bogdan Manolea, Association for Technology and Internet, Romania

Online content policy is a complex matter. While we all want the Internet to facilitate freedom of expression and access to information, sometimes things get more complicated. Online misinformation and disinformation, the spread of hate speech and extremist content, and copyright challenges are only some of these complex issues. How do we deal with them, while preserving Internet freedom? Increasingly, Internet intermediaries are asked to come up with solutions to address these issues. And their policies are placed under intense scrutiny. But is this the right approach? Where do governments and law enforcement agencies fit in this debate? We will discuss these and other related issues from a SEE perspective, trying to explore questions such as: What are the regulatory practices that SEE countries follow when it comes to content policy, and how do they see the role of Internet intermediaries? What is the current relationship between state authorities and intermediaries in the region? Looking at specific case studies, how are (or should be) human rights considerations integrated into the debate around tackling illegal or harmful content online? How do intermediaries contribute to protecting online rights? And is there a role for other actors, such as media and civil society organisations, in this debate?