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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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Pierre François Docquir

ARTICLE 19
Head of Media Freedom
London, United Kingdom

https://article19.org

Finding an approach for online content moderation that protects freedom of expression has become an increasingly pressing concern.
ARTICLE 19 proposes the creation of Social Media Councils (SMCs) – a multi- stakeholder accountability mechanism that would provide an open, transparent, accountable and participatory forum to address content moderation issues on social media platforms on the basis of international standards on human rights.
Read more & contribute at https://www.article19.org/resources/social-media-councils-consultation/

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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

Protecting the Integrity of the Global Information Space Celtic (Palais)

2:15pm BST

Outcomes of the 3rd Global Conference of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network and Presentation of the Internet & Jurisdiction Global Status Report Adean (Palais)

3:45pm BST

The Future of Human Rights in the Governance of Artificial Intelligence Carthage 1 (Laico) Landmark: The Global State of Surveillance Tech - In Conversation with UN Special Rapporteurs The BeeHive (Palais)

5:15pm BST

Multistakeholder Models of Content Moderation: A global perspective Carthage 2 (Laico)

9:00am BST

Do Moderators Dream of Electric Sheep? The potential for AI in regulating online content L'Escale (Laico)

2:15pm BST

It’s the business model, stupid! Targeted advertising and human rights Utique (Laico)

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

Media Beyond Borders: Resilient content strategies for reaching audiences in closed societies Celtic (Palais)

9:00am BST

Don't Stand So Close to Me: Curbing harassment in virtual reality and emergent media Adean (Palais)

10:30am BST

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

1:00pm BST

Landmark: Voter Beware! - Microtargeting in Political Elections and Campaigns The BeeHive (Palais)

2:15pm BST

Widening the Spectrum: How can radio spectrum regulation advance community networks Carthage 2 (Laico)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)