In this episode, Media4Democracy talks to David Kaye, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression where he set the agenda in debates about the role that powerful tech companies and social media platforms should play in promoting and protecting freedom of expression, and the need for governments to do more politically and financially to protect media independence in the digital age.

Topics

• Business and Human Rights
• Internet Governance
• Online content regulation and self-regulation
• Government transparency in online content governance
• Tech platform transparency in online content governance
• Social Media Councils

Links mentioned in this episode

• UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• Article19 Social Media Council
• Oversight Board (Facebook)