Afghanistan: Published second draft UNESCO Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms including content moderation

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Published second draft UNESCO Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms including content moderation

On 8 February 2023, UNESCO published the second draft of the “Guidelines for regulating digital platforms: A multistakeholder approach to safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information” to be reviewed in the UNESCO Internet for Trust Global Conference between 21-23 February 2023. The Guidelines are addressed to digital platforms that allow users to disseminate content to the wider public, including social media networks, messaging apps, search engines, app stores, and content-sharing platforms, and aim to support the development and implementation of regulatory processes that guarantee freedom of expression and access to information while dealing with content that is illegal and content that risks significant harm to democracy and human rights. Notably, the Guidelines recommend for digital platforms implement measures to detect, identify, or remove illegal content and notify users when their content is removed or subject to content moderation stating the reasons for removal. In addition, the Guidelines recommend for digital platforms to commission regular external audits of machine learning tools used for content moderation for their precision, accuracy, and for possible bias or discrimination. Furthermore, the Guidelines propose that users should be given the ability to control the algorithmic curation and recommender mechanisms used to suggest content to them.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: app stores, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
multilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2023-02-08
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On 8 February 2023, UNESCO published the second draft of the “Guidelines for regulating digital pla…