The Council of Europe works with its 46 member states, the private sector, civil society and other actors to shape an Internet based on human rights, democracy and the rule of law. It aims to ensure that the Internet provides a safe and open environment where freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, diversity, culture, education and knowledge can flourish.

To achieve this goal, the organisation has created international conventions in fields such as cybercrime, personal data protection and the protection of children. It also develops model legislation – via recommendations to its member states – and guidelines for private sector Internet actors.

The key pillar for the protection of human rights online is the European Convention on Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights, which rules on applications alleging violations of the Convention, has already delivered landmark judgments concerning the online environment, in particular in connection to the right to freedom of expression and to access to information, and the right to privacy.

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Diálogo europeo sobre la gobernanza de Internet

El Consejo Europeo participa en la edición 2024 del Diálogo europeo sobre la gobernanza en Internet (EuroDIG), que reúne a representantes de gobiernos, organizaciones internacionales, empresas, la sociedad civil, la academia y la comunidad técnica, para debatir cuestiones de política pública relacionadas con internet. El evento, con un formato híbrido, se celebra en Vilna, Lituania, del 17 al 19 de junio.

El 19 de junio, la secretaria general del Consejo de Europa, Marija Pejčinović Burić, dará un discurso sobre la IA y los derechos humanos. La delegación del Consejo de Europa coorganiza una serie de eventos, centrados en el impacto del metaverso en los derechos humanos, nuevos retos de la ciberdelincuencia, cómo hacer frente a la desinformación, los marcos para fomentar la seguridad online, la protección de datos, y el recientemente adoptado Convenio Marco del Consejo de Europa sobre Inteligencia Artificial.

 Programa del Consejo de Europa en el EuroDIG 2024 >>

Diálogo europeo sobre la gobernanza en Internet (EuroDIG) Estrasburgo 17 Junio 2024
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Human Rights of Internet Users
 

The Council of Europe has created a guide for Internet users to help them better understand their human rights online and what they can do when these rights are challenged.

Generally, these rights are set out in the terms of service of Internet companies, which are mostly lengthy legal contractual conditions which are seldom read and even more seldom fully understood.