Gleich nach der Mittagspause geht es um 13 Uhr weiter mit Was können wir gegen Hate Speech tun? im Open Workspace. Schaltet Euch ein, diskutiert mit über den Chat! #UnboxingHateSpeechfes.de/unboxing-hate-…
Policymakers can help companies with some of these questions
11:16 18.02.2021
Facebook employee Markus Reinisch shares a perspective from tech platforms where comments are published. It isn't always easy to determine whether a comment needs to be deleted or not - and that is not only a matter of weighing up freedom of speech versus an individual's rights. Different societies have very different ways of dealing with particular topics. Some things can be seen as offensive in one place but that isn't necessarily a view everyone else shares. Companies don't want to be left alone with this kind of decision.
Combatting hate and ensuring that the law is enforced online just as elsewhere, while also defending #freedomofspeech, are key challenges for political institutions&civil society across Europe. Challenges that we must tackle together. coe.int/fr/web/secreta…#UnboxingHateSpeech
Karoline Edtstadler, Minister for the EU and Constitution, AustriaWe need to involve all actors - that means the United States, too.11:10 18.02.2021
The age of the fact checker
11:11 18.02.2021
Ensuring that discussions online stay respectful isn't something that can be achieved solely with classroom education. What's also needed are experts such as fact checkers who ensure that newspaper articles are factually correct. They can play an important role in online publications.