Freedom of Expression: reports
This collaborative report by the Council of Europe and IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognised standard-setting organisation within IEEE, aims to aid Council of Europe member states in understanding the metaverse’s potential, applications and associated risks concerning human rights, the rule of law and democracy. It emphasises the importance of an approach to technology development that is based on human rights, the rule of law and democratic principles, acknowledging the uncertainty of the metaverse’s future evolution.
The report draws on insights from over 50 experts, encompassing various technical, ethical, legal and governance aspects of the metaverse.
The collaborative report by the Council of Europe and the IEEE Standards Association, aims at aiding Council of Europe member states in understanding the metaverse's potential, applications and associated risks concerning human rights, the rule of law, and democracy. It emphasises the importance of a human rights, rule of law and democracy driven approach to technology development, acknowledging the uncertainty of the metaverse's future evolution.
THE DIGITAL ERA? ALSO MY ERA!
Media and information literacy: a key to ensure seniors' rights to participate in the digital era
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CONTENT MODERATION
Best practices towards effective legal and procedural frameworks for self-regulatory and co-regulatory mechanisms of content moderation
- Gender Equality Commission
- Steering Committee on Media and Information Society
How to protect journalists and other media actors?
Implementation Guide to Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)4 on the Protection of journalism and safety of journalists and other media actors
Council of Europe DGI(2020)11
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Supporting Quality Journalism through Media and Information Literacy
Prepared by the Committee of experts on quality journalism in the digital age (MSI-JOQ)
Council of Europe study DGI(2020)1
Rapporteurs: Martina Chapman and Markus Oermann
Liability and jurisdictional issues in online defamation cases
Prepared by the Expert Committee on human rights dimensions of automated data processing and different forms of artificial intelligence (MSI-AUT)
Study on forms of liability and jurisdictional issues in the application of civil and administrative defamation laws in Council of Europe member states
Prepared by the Expert Committee on human rights dimensions of automated data processing and different forms of artificial intelligence (MSI-AUT)
Rapporteur: Emeric Prévost
Responsibility and AI
Prepared by the Expert Committee on human rights dimensions of automated data processing and different forms of artificial intelligence (MSI-AUT)
A study of the implications of advanced digital technologies (including AI systems) for the concept of responsibility within a human rights framework
Prepared by the Expert Committee on human rights dimensions of automated data processing and different forms of artificial intelligence (MSI-AUT)
Rapporteur: Karen Yeung
Algorithms and Human Rights - Study on the human rights dimensions of automated data processing techniques and possible regulatory implications
Prepared by the committee of experts on internet intermediaries (MSI-NET)
Internet and Electoral Campaigns - Study on the use of internet in electoral campaigns
Prepared by the committee of experts on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership (MSI-MED)
Media, Elections and Gender - Study on media coverage of elections with a specific focus on gender equality
Prepared by the committee of experts on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership (MSI-MED)
Spaces of Inclusion - An explorative study on needs of refugees and migrants in the domain of media communication and on responses by community media
Council of Europe report DGI(2018)01 by Nadia Bellardi, Brigitta Busch, Jonas Hassemer, Helmut Peissl and Salvatore Scifo
State of democracy, human rights and the rule of law (2017)
Report by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Information Disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making
Council of Europe report DGI(2017)09 by Claire Wardle, PhD and Hossein Derakhshan
Challenges and opportunities for news media and journalism in an increasingly digital, mobile, and social media environment
Council of Europe report DGI(2016)18 by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Alessio Cornia and Antonis Kalogeropoulos
"Applications to ICANN for Community-based New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs): Opportunities and challenges from a human rights perspective"
Report by Eve Salomon and Kinanya Pijl
State of democracy, human rights and the rule of law (2016)
Report by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Living together (2009) edited by Yasha Lange
A handbook on CoE standards on media's contribution to social cohesion
Final Report of the International Legal Research Group on Freedom of Expression and the Protection of Journalistic Sources
by European Law Students' Association (ELSA)
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression"
Art. 10 European Convention on Human Rights
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