Supporting the Global Tech Sector in Building a Human Rights Safeguarding Online Counterterrorism Approach
Tech companies are increasingly being asked to act against terrorist and violent extremist use of the internet, including via legal requirements to remove illegal or harmful content. Whilst it is necessary for the global tech sector to act against terrorist abuse, we cannot ignore that online counterterrorism efforts can have a significant impact on digital rights. In our Lightning Talk, we will shed light on how online counterterrorism efforts can be conducted in all transparency and accountability, and on how tech companies and the society at large can promote a human-right by design approach to online counterterrorism.
