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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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Tara

Facebook
Public Policy Manager- Levant
United Arab Emirates

Hi! I lead public policy engagement on the Levant at Facebook. I am focused on public policy priorities and civil society ecosystems/advocacy in the Levant region.

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5:00pm

RightsCon Tunis Opening Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)

9:00am

Building the First Global Perceptions of Gender and Online Violence Leptis (Laico) Combating Cybercrime Laws in the Middle East and North Africa Region Cyrene (Laico)

10:30am

Change the Terms: Approaches for addressing a new era of hate online Carthage 1 (Laico)

12:00pm

Let's Get Playin': A demo of SMEX's board game on online mobile safety Limes (Laico)

1:00pm

The Benevolent Accomplices of Authoritarian Regimes on the Internet Carthage 1 (Laico) Social Media and Conflict: Research and product case studies Caspian (Palais)

2:15pm

Organizing a Global South Led Movement for Platform Accountabilty with the Next Billion Coalition L'Escale (Laico) Internet Regulation - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A model for regulatory effectiveness Oya 1 (Laico)

3:45pm

How Tech Firms Enable Human Rights Violations in Palestine Jelsa (Laico) 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

Free Speech Or Hate Speech: Should Online Due Diligence Change? Celtic (Palais) The Incomplete Guide to Harassment Campaigns; Focusing on Harassment Outside of the Global North Limes (Laico) Cyber warfare and defense in a tumultuous Middle East Dougga (Laico) Combating Fake News: Exploring approaches for protecting the messenger and the message Caspian (Palais)

9:00am

The Palestinian Cause for Digital Freedom Leptis (Laico) A multi-stakeholder dialogue on internet platforms, sexual content, and child protection Utique (Laico) Technology in Conflict: Assessing platform companies’ human rights responsibility and accountability in high-risk settings El Jem (Laico)

12:00pm

Regional Lunch: MENA Laico Side Restaurant

2:15pm

Fact-checking Content Made by Users in the Age of Social Media and the Amount of Fake News in It Limes (Laico)