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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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Svetlana Mintcheva

National Coalition Against Censorship
Director of Programs
New York, New York

5:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Opening Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)

6:30pm BST

RightsCon Opening Reception Palais des Congrès Terrace

9:00am BST

Cloudy with a chance of cybernorms? Dougga (Laico)

10:30am BST

Change the Terms: Approaches for addressing a new era of hate online Carthage 1 (Laico) Terrorist online content regulations in Europe and beyond: changing the platform liability paradigm? Leptis (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Women’s right to artistic freedom of expression in the digital age Jelsa (Laico) Lightning Talks: Exploring the complex world of artificial intelligence The BeeHive (Palais)

1:00pm BST

The Benevolent Accomplices of Authoritarian Regimes on the Internet Carthage 1 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Future Proof: Imagining a tech positive future Hannibal (Laico) Busting Out of the Echo Chamber: an inclusive approach to build diverse online communities and generate constructive conversations between polarized youth Carthage 2 (Laico) 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

Multistakeholder Models of Content Moderation: A global perspective Carthage 2 (Laico) Tumblr, Porn, Sex Work and Queer Lives on a Healthy Internet: What happens when a platform decides to kill communities? L'Escale (Laico) Free Speech Or Hate Speech: Should Online Due Diligence Change? Celtic (Palais)

9:00am BST

A multi-stakeholder dialogue on internet platforms, sexual content, and child protection Utique (Laico)

10:30am BST

Imagine an Internet Free From Hate...It’s Easy If You Try: A strategy workshop on combating gender-based hate speech online Adean (Palais)

12:00pm BST

Regional Lunch: Global Citizen Laico Buffet Restaurant

2:15pm BST

Who wants to be a terrorist? The radicalisation of free speech control through measures against terrorist content online Oya 2 (Laico)

7:00pm BST

Official RightsCon Party Laico Pool Deck

9:00pm BST

Party in the Penthouse 13th Floor (Laico)

2:15pm BST

SWOTing the Christchuch Call Carthage 1 (Laico)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)