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RightsCon Tunis 2019

Welcome to the Official Schedule for RightsCon 2019, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age.

Together at RightsCon Tunis, our first summit hosted in the Middle East and North Africa, more than 2500 expert practitioners will come together across over 400 sessions to shape, contribute to, and drive forward the global agenda for the future of our human rights.

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Albin Gustafsson

Google
Legal and Policy Specialist
Dublin, Ireland

I work in the Legal Removals team at Google and my work mainly centres around Data Protection and Transparency.

I am interested the increased regulatory pressure on tech companies and the political role and influence of new media. Coming from a human rights background, I am also curious on the role new technology in bolstering and undermining human rights around the world.

5:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Opening Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)

6:30pm BST

RightsCon Opening Reception Palais des Congrès Terrace

9:00am BST

Big Tech and the Future of Journalism: Reinventing news and information in the age of Google and Facebook Oya 2 (Laico)

10:30am BST

Developing New Models for Censorship: The cases of the Russian RuNet, the Great Firewall of China, and Iran’s Filternet Limes (Laico) Change the Terms: Approaches for addressing a new era of hate online Carthage 1 (Laico) Global State of Data Protection Carthage 3 (Laico)

1:00pm BST

AI for Justice: Opportunities and limitations to analyzing today's human rights data troves Cyrene (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Internet Regulation - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A model for regulatory effectiveness Oya 1 (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Tracking Takedown Transparency Today and Tomorrow: Lessons learned and next steps for the emerging practice of transparency reporting on content moderation Dougga (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Who Has Your Back? Censorship Edition 2019 Launch Amilcar (Laico) Free Speech Or Hate Speech: Should Online Due Diligence Change? Celtic (Palais)

9:00am BST

Do Moderators Dream of Electric Sheep? The potential for AI in regulating online content L'Escale (Laico) A multi-stakeholder dialogue on internet platforms, sexual content, and child protection Utique (Laico)

10:30am BST

Moderate Bias? Exploring anti-bias training in the context of online content moderation Carthage 2 (Laico) Know Thy Enemy: Narrative framing, storytelling, and tech in the disinformation age Oya 2 (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Balancing Data Protection and Access to Information: Internet RTBF case Utique (Laico)

1:00pm BST

Regional Lunch: Eastern Europe/Central Asia Laico Lower Community Village

2:15pm BST

Landmark: The Business of Privacy – How to Profit from Protecting Personal Data The BeeHive (Palais)

3:45pm BST

The Ranking Digital Rights 2019 Corporate Accountability Index: Which companies have improved their respect for your rights? Adean (Palais)

5:15pm BST

Election Watch: Addressing information freedom on the internet and the dangerous trend of internet shutdowns Carthage 2 (Laico) Between the Silicon Valley-China Spectrum: Towards a democratic regulation to promote a free and open Internet Amilcar (Laico)

7:00pm BST

Official RightsCon Party Laico Pool Deck

9:00am BST

The Tone from the Top: Setting responsible regulation for tech Cyrene (Laico)

10:30am BST

Platforms, free speech, and pluralism: Is there a role to play for media authorities? Adean (Palais)

12:00pm BST

Protecting Freedom of Expression in a Complex World: The role of courts and tribunals L'Escale (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Social Media, Mis/Disinformation, and Human Rights: Messages from Nations' Elections Biscay (Palais)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)