Freedom Online Coalition

Asia-Pacific Regional IGF (APrIGF)
2024-08-21 - 2024-08-23 | NTUH International Convention Center, Taipei City, Taiwan
The Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) will be taking place from 21-23 August in Taipei, Taiwan. The Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2024 Chair of the Freedom Online Coalition, will be hosting a Regional Dialogue for stakeholders based in the Asia Pacific, which is scheduled for 11.30AM local time, Friday, 23 August in Room 101 of the NTUH International Convention Center.
The session will also be available to join online for registered APrIGF attendees, and can be accessed via the following links: Zoom & YouTube.
The FOC’s Observer, Taiwan, is organising an APrIGF side-event titled “Promoting Trust Under the Age of AI and Emerging Technologies”, which will feature remarks from the FOC Chair. The session will commence at 9:30AM local time, Friday, 23 August in Hall 203. Further information on the session can be found here, including the link to view the discussion online.
For more information on the APrIGF and to register, visit the following website. To get in touch, please contact the FOC Support Unit via the Contact Us page.

WSIS+20 Forum: The Impact of Technical Standards on Human Rights in the case of Digital Technologies
2024-05-29 10:00 - 10:45 (Europe/Helsinki)
Time: Wednesday, 29 May, 10.00 – 10.45 CET
Format: In-person (International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), Room EF) and online. Register your attendance by visiting the following link.
For more information on the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event, including the event program, visit the following link.
Session Description:

Emerging technologies have the potential to significantly impact the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms as defined by the foundational documents for international human rights law: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). They greatly affect economic development and might bring economic and social benefits, but also pose both opportunities as well as risks for further enabling and scaling human rights violations and abuses. Both governments and the private sector have a role to play in ensuring that the benefits of emerging technologies are harnessed, and the risks brought about by the design, development, deployment and the use of these technologies avoided, addressed, mitigated, and remedied. This reality has also been recognized in UN resolutions, such as UNGA Resolution A/Res/78/213 on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Digital Technologies.
Under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, businesses have a responsibility to respect all internationally recognized human rights, avoiding infringing on the human rights of others and addressing adverse human rights impacts stemming from or linked to their business activities. This also extends to companies’ participation in the development and implementation of technical standards. At the same time, states have obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights, which applies to their involvement in standard-setting. As per the OHCHR’s report on “Human rights and technical standard-setting processes for new and emerging digital technologies”, technical standards reflect the interests, values and concerns of those participating in their elaboration, with crucial ramifications for human rights. Technical standards for the Internet and digital technologies can generate human rights impacts in several ways, and there has been a growing body of work and research on this topic, including by OHCHR, academia and civil society organizations. However, given the complexity of the topic, more understanding is needed about the nature and extent of the linkages between technical standards and human rights impacts in the context of emerging technologies, including with respect to embedded biases that lead to or facilitate discriminatory outcomes, or interfere with the rights to freedom of opinion, expression, privacy, access information, and effective remedy.
This session will highlight the role of the private sector in ensuring a rights-respecting approach in developing emerging technologies, including generative AI tools and systems, as well as the role of governments in ensuring that the development and implementation of technical standards around these technologies are conducted in alignment with states’ obligation to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. The session will consider strategies for integrating human rights concerns and safeguards into the technical standards development process, building on the interlinkages between the multi-stakeholder approach to the governance of the Internet and digital technologies and a human rights-based approach to such governance. These interlinkages were explicitly highlighted in the Outcome Document of the multi-stakeholder conference NETmundial+10, held on April 29th and 30th 2024.
This session is a precursor to a more in-depth, dedicated session, co-organized by the Freedom Online Coalition under the Chairship of the Netherlands, at the IGF in December 2024, pending acceptance of the proposal, in which some of the outcomes of this session can be taken forward.

World Press Freedom Day Conference: "Shaping a Positive and Inclusive Vision for the Online Information Ecosystem"
2024-05-04 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Time: Saturday, 4 May, 11.00 – 12.00 CLT / Hora: sábado, 4 de mayo, 11:00 – 12:00 CLT
Format: In-person (Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile, Room A2) and online. Join the live stream on Youtube.
For more information on the World Press Freedom Day Conference, including the event program, visit the following link.
Session Description:
The spread of disinformation online, which erodes information integrity, and the use of Internet shutdowns undermine the enjoyment of human rights, hinder the ability to seek, receive and impart information, as well as impede the realisation of civil and political rights necessary for democracy to flourish.
State-sponsored Internet censorship is particularly prevalent during electoral periods, interfering with citizens’ participation in representative government and the conduct of public affairs, and affecting the ability of different actors to participate fully and freely in the electoral process. These periods are also key milestones where the integrity of information online is essential for human rights and the democratic process, but faces the most threats (including through the spread of disinformation and hate speech).
To address this, FOC’s Task Force on Internet Shutdowns (TFIS) and the Task Force on Information Integrity Online (TFIIO) have both been leading on diplomatic joint statements denouncing the use of internet shutdowns and advocating for the promotion of information integrity during electoral periods.
This panel will reflect on how the two issues are interlinked, what the causal relations are (as internet shutdowns lead to further deterioration of information integrity, but a lack of information integrity online can also be used as a reason for states to impose internet shutdowns) and how the two topics can be addressed in synergy.
The panel will bring the discussion to a local level, to discuss region-specific challenges faced. It will address the role the free media plays in efforts to promote freedom and human rights online. Outcomes will be fed into further work of both the TFIS and TFIIO under the FOC.

“Dando forma a una visión positiva e inclusiva para el ecosistema de información en línea”
Descripción de la sesión:
La propagación de la desinformación en línea, que socava la integridad de la información, y el uso de cortes de Internet minan el disfrute de los derechos humanos, obstaculizan la capacidad de buscar, recibir e impartir información, así como impiden la realización de los derechos civiles y políticos necesarios para que florezca la democracia.
La censura de Internet patrocinada por el Estado es particularmente prevalente durante los períodos electorales, interfiriendo en la participación de los ciudadanos en el gobierno representativo y la conducción de los asuntos públicos, y afectando la capacidad de diferentes actores para participar plenamente y libremente en el proceso electoral. Estos períodos también son hitos clave donde la integridad de la información en línea es esencial para los derechos humanos y el proceso democrático, pero enfrenta más amenazas (incluida la propagación de desinformación y discursos de odio).
Para abordar esto, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Cortes de Internet (TFIS, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Integridad de la Información en Línea (TFIIO, por sus siglas en inglés) han estado liderando declaraciones diplomáticas conjuntas denunciando el uso de cortes de Internet y abogando por la promoción de la integridad de la información durante los períodos electorales.
Este panel reflexionará sobre cómo los dos problemas están interrelacionados, cuáles son las relaciones causales (ya que los cortes de Internet llevan a una mayor deterioro de la integridad de la información, pero la falta de integridad de la información en línea también puede ser utilizada como motivo para que los Estados impongan cortes de Internet) y cómo los dos temas pueden abordarse de manera sinérgica.
El panel llevará la discusión a un nivel local, para discutir los desafíos específicos de la región. Abordará el papel que juegan los medios de comunicación libres en los esfuerzos para promover la libertad y los derechos humanos en línea. Los resultados se incorporarán al trabajo adicional tanto del TFIS como del TFIIO bajo el FOC.

Opening Remarks:

Carmen Gonsalves, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Chile

Moderator:

Michel Roberto de Souza, Public Policy Director, Derechos Digitales

Panellists:

Agneris Sampieri, LATAM Policy Analyst, Access Now
Costanza Sciubba Caniglia, Anti-Disinformation Strategy Lead, Wikimedia Foundation
Maryia Sadouskaya-Komlach, Chairwoman of the Board of Free Press for Eastern Europe

Digital Rights & Inclusion Forum: "Advancing a Human Rights-Based and Multistakeholder Approach to Internet and Digital Technology Governance"
2024-04-24 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
Time: Wednesday, 24 April, 16.00 – 17.00 GMT
For more information on DRIF 24, including the event program, visit the following link.
Session Description:
We find ourselves at a pivotal point to shape the governance of digital technologies, which may have severe implications for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Around the world, laws and policies are increasingly introduced to address a wide range of digital issues, including those relating to censorship, surveillance, network shutdowns, mis- and disinformation, and new and emerging technologies. While a myriad of initiatives and processes are currently underway to harness the benefits of digital technologies, establish norms and principles, and ensure effective multistakeholder cooperation, there is a need for more concerted efforts to ensure that outcomes are rights-respecting and ultimately advances Internet freedom globally.
Key processes such as the World Summit on the Information Society Review Process, alongside processes ongoing in the UN system, and leading up to the Summit of the Future and the Global Digital Compact, are set to have significant implications for governance arrangements relating to the Internet and emerging technologies. The FOC is committed to further promoting the multistakeholder governance of digital technologies, to work towards ensuring that the outcomes of these processes are human rights-respecting, human-centred, and inclusive, and promote harnessing the benefits of digital technologies while mitigating harms stemming from their use.
This session will be an opportunity to engage with regional stakeholders to share insights relating to opportunities and challenges in the global South linked to ongoing and upcoming processes, in addition to regional fora, from which the governance of the Internet and digital technologies will be shaped for the years ahead. The session will also explore the FOC’s role in these processes to advance a human rights-based and multistakeholder approach to the governance of the Internet and digital technologies.
Session Speakers:

(Moderator) Grace Githaiga, Co-Convenor of the Kenya ICT Action Network
(Opening Remarks) Luca Kuiper, Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Emmanuella Darkwah, Senior Manager, International Cooperation, Cyber Security Authority, Ghana
Adeboye Adegoke, Senior Manager at Paradigm Initiative
Elizabeth Orembo, Research Fellow at Research ICT Africa
Emilar Gandhi, Head of Stakeholder Engagement for Policy Development, Meta

Summit for Democracy: "Upholding Information Integrity Online to Reinforce Democracy and Human Rights"
2024-03-19 05:00 - 06:30 UTC | COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Time: Tuesday, 19 March, 14:00 – 15:30 KST
Format: In-Person (Register via this link)
Session Description:
In recent years, the importance of a healthy information ecosystem has become increasingly apparent. It’s vital for maintaining public trust in democratic processes and institutions, fostering open, pluriform and inclusive public debate, and facilitating discussions on human rights, public health, and environmental issues grounded in a shared understanding of reality. The growing scope and sophistication of disinformation highlights the necessity for coordinated efforts among government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders. These efforts are essential to promote and protect the online information ecosystem. With a packed electoral calendar in 2024, the urgency of addressing these challenges is clear. The 39 member states of the Freedom Online Coalition’s are committed to supporting global efforts to uphold information integrity online and to reinforce democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
This session will highlight the vision and goal of the FOC’s multistakeholder Task Force on Information Integrity Online, and foster dialogue among Summit participants on collaborative efforts to uphold information integrity during electoral periods. We take notice of the many different efforts, including recent industry initiatives such as the Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections to address the challenges in particular caused by AI to election integrity. At this event, we will discuss methods to collectively advocate for the promotion of a healthy online information ecosystem, and how these initiatives can work in conjunction with each other. We will also discuss what further steps are needed to fully understand our different roles and responsibilities, the functioning and the nature of the online information ecosystem, and how we consequently can better design and govern it in a way that promotes democracy and human rights.
Opening Remarks:

Peter van der Vliet, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Korea
Uzra Zeya, U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights

Global Testimonies on Information Integrity:

Kyung Sin “KS” Park, Founder, Executive Director, Open Net Korea
Hyra Basit, Senior Project Manager, Digital Rights Foundation
Camilo Arratia Toledo, Project Analyst, Internet Bolivia

Panel Session:

Moira Whelan (Moderator), Director, Democracy & Technology, NDI
Mia Møhring Larsen, Senior Tech Advisor for Human Rights & Global Engagement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Amy Larsen, Director, Democracy Forward, Microsoft
Alex Walden, Global Lead for Human Rights, Google
Elonnai Hickok, Managing Director, Global Network Initiative
Aws Al-Saadi, Founder & President, Tech4Peace
Rachel Arinii Judhistari (Closing Remarks), Lead Public Policy Specialist, ESEAP, Wikimedia Foundation

FOC Strategy & Coordination Meeting in Geneva
2023-11-14 - 2023-11-15
The FOC’s third Strategy & Coordination Meeting (SCM) of 2023 will be hosted by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Geneva from 14 – 15 November.
The SCM will convene FOC Member States, Observers, the FOC Advisory Network, and other stakeholders, to share information and develop joint strategies to address the trends, opportunities, and challenges in relation to the promotion and protections of human rights, both online and offline, worldwide.
Further information about the SCM will be shared over the coming months.

IGF 2023 | "Leveraging the FOC at International Organizations"
2023-10-12 08:30 - 09:30 (Asia/Tokyo)
As Internet Freedom continues to decline globally, the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) has a vital role to play in promoting values of democracy and human rights online. The FOC, established in 2011, is a group of 38 countries committed to protecting and promoting human rights online, including freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, and privacy rights. The FOC, the only multilateral organization solely dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights online, facilitates multistakeholder engagement at the intersection of technology and human rights by bringing government members into dialogue with technology companies, civil society organizations, and academics through the FOC Advisory Network (FOC-AN). The FOC is thus uniquely positioned to empower a diverse range of stakeholders to collaborate in ensuring the Internet and digital technologies remain free, open, interoperable, secure, and reliable.
In this session, Canada, the U.S. and the Netherlands, the past, current, and future government Chairs of the FOC, will be joined by two non-governmental FOC-AN stakeholders to discuss opportunities and challenges of using the FOC to advocate for human rights defenders (HRDs), civil society, journalists, and other stakeholders in multilateral institutions and processes. FOC advocacy tools include issuing joint statements and engaging in international organizations and multilateral processes and fora. Canada, the 2022 FOC Chair, will speak to the FOC’s engagement at the United Nations (UN), including in shaping UNESCO’s recommendations for “Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.” The United States, as the current chair of the FOC, will highlight capacity building efforts within the FOC to strengthen existing coordination efforts in diplomatic networks. The Netherlands will reflect on how to use the lessons learned over the past two years to enhance the FOC’s ability to shape global norms. FOC-AN stakeholders will share their perspectives from the civil society and/or private sector on the FOC’s advocacy efficacy within the UN system.
Read more by visiting https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-open-forum-109-leveraging-the-foc-at-international-organizations.

IGF 2023 | "Donor Principles for Human Rights in the Digital Age: Turning Principles into Action"
2023-10-11 08:30 - 10:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
This event will officially launch the Donor Principles for the Digital Age and begin a multistakeholder engagement process to bring them to fruition. International development actors have an outsized impact on technological innovation, use and governance around the world through digital programming and related engagements. Despite increased cooperation on technology and democracy engagements overall, donors have yet to collectively articulate and adopt comprehensive safeguards that can help to ensure that donor-supported programs do not inadvertently facilitate the weaponization of, or adverse impacts caused by, data driven technologies and information. This is a gap in the development sector that international and local civil society stakeholders have called on donors to fill.
These voluntary, non-binding donor principles will provide an opportunity for donor nations to negotiate and agree upon a set of normative parameters for rights-respecting, democracy-affirming investments and engagements in digital contexts. They will be negotiated and agreed upon by FOC member governments from June – October 2023, with inputs from the FOC’s multistakeholder Advisory Network. This session will launch the principles, and kick off the process of implementing them. The Donor Principles for the Digital Age will reflect the high-level principles articulated in the Declaration for the Future of the Internet, but will be specific to international development.
Visit the IGF session page: www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-open-forum-157-donor-principles-for-the-digital-age-turning-principles-int.

IGF 2023 | "Elections and the Internet: free, fair and open?"
2023-10-10 09:45 - 10:45 (Asia/Tokyo)
Facilitated by the Freedom Online Coalition Taskforce on Internet Shutdowns, this Town Hall session will explore how the multi-stakeholder community (countries, civil society and the private sector) can work together to anticipate, prepare for and where possible prevent Internet shutdowns before they occur, in particular ahead of elections, building on progress to date.
The session will feature a panel discussion and Q&A, bringing together experts to look at causes, trends and impacts of Internet shutdowns, including on human rights, information integrity and democratic participation (particularly in the context of wider attempts to control the information space around elections). Through the session the Task Force will seek to identify practical steps that can be taken, drawing lessons from elections during 2023 and looking towards ‘high risk’ elections in 2024.
During 2023, the UK is chairing the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Taskforce on Internet Shutdowns (TFIS) alongside FOC Advisory Network (AN) members Access Now and the Global Network Initiative. TFIS serves as a multi-national and multi-stakeholder coordination and response mechanism on Internet shutdowns.
Through TFIS, we are working to improve coordination among like-minded countries, civil society, and the private sector to anticipate and respond to Internet shutdowns. As the biggest multilateral, multi-stakeholder forum dedicated to internet governance, the UN IGF is the ideal platform to bring partners together to drive this forward.
This event will support and deliver on the TFIS’ four key lines of effort: knowledge sharing; response – preventative and reactive (especially the former); shifting global norms – elevating Internet shutdowns up the international policy agenda (in line with the aspiration Japan set out to when hosting a session on Internet shutdowns at the UN UGF 2022); and improving data collection (e.g. trends around Internet shutdowns around elections).
View the IGF session page: https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-town-hall-39-elections-and-the-internet-free-fair-and-open

IGF 2023 | "(Re)-Building Trust Online: A Call to Action"
2023-10-09 08:30 - 09:30 (Asia/Tokyo)
The Action Coalition on Trustworthy Information Online is a collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Wikimedia, Witness, Global Voices, and Salesforce. It aims to develop and advocate for strategies and policies that strengthen constructive and trustworthy online information. The coalition focuses on policy solutions to increase information integrity online. Technology is a significant source of societal transformation in promoting human rights, bringing people closer to the decisions that influence their lives, and making democratic institutions more robust and responsive. Yet online, expectations and aspirations for democracy have not fully been met. Digital technologies increasingly offer tools and channels for severe threats to democracies globally and our democratic practices.
In this session, the Action Coalition will present recommendations to identify political, regulatory, and technical approaches to enabling and protecting human rights to create, collect, share, and access trustworthy information. We will discuss how to advocate for better regulation in multiple jurisdictions. From members of the Coalition, we will hear about the importance of encouraging policymakers to understand community-based models for information creation and sharing, citizen journalism, and non-profit public interest journalism rooted in local communities. The recommendations set priorities for action by offering specific and actionable policies focusing on community-based models and putting forward concrete proposals for a healthier global information ecosystem. Participants will have access to the Action Coalition’s call for action and the possibility to get involved further after the launch of the recommendations.
The outcomes of this session will feed into the activities of the recently established FOC Task Force on Trustworthy Information Online (TFTIO), which will be continuing the work of the Action Coalition within its mandate in 2023. In its new role under the FOC, and with the aim to engage the broader mutlistakeholder community, TFTIO will work to develop and propose policy recommendations for governmental institutions and lawmakers with the goal of safeguarding a healthy online information ecosystem, ensuring people everywhere have the ability to participate in the creation of online information, and access to a broad range of trustworthy information.
View the IGF 2023 session page: https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-launch-award-event-144-re-building-trust-online-a-call-to-action

Global Conference for the Celebration of the International Day for the Universal Access to Information
2023-09-28 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
FOC and Advisory Network Members will participate in a panel session during the Global Conference for the Celebration of the International Day for the Universal Access to Information on 28 September. This year’s Conference will focus on the importance of the online space for Access to Information. For more information and to view the session live, visit www.unesco.org/en/articles/international-day-universal-access-information-2023.
Panel: “Technology for Democracy and Sustainable Development” (in cooperation with Access Now, Freedom Online Coalition and technology companies) will shed light on the complex dynamics and evolving landscape surrounding access to information in the digital era. This theme will encompass discussions on the challenges and opportunities posed by the internet, the significance of accessing information online, and the implications of internet shutdowns and online censorship.
Moderator:

Ms Mahsa Alimardani, Oxford University, (Iran).

Speakers:

Mr Bret Solomon, Executive Director, Access Now, (United States of America);
Ms Emilar Gandhi, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Policy Initiatives at Meta (Zimbabwe and United Kingdom);
Mr Kanbar Hossein Bor, Head Democratic Governance and Media Freedom Department at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, (United Kingdom);
Mr Preetam Maloor, Head of the Emerging Technologies Division at the International Telecommunication Union, (ITU) – online;
Mr Hilmi Ghalib, Executive Director, Yemeni Organization for Development and Technology (YODET), (Yemen) – TBC.

Ministerial Meeting | "Advancing the 2030 Agenda through Inclusive and Rights-Respecting Digital Policy"
2023-09-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
On Wednesday, 20 September, the United States, 2023 Chair of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC), will convene High-Level Representatives of FOC member states, key Group of 77 (G77) partners on technology policy, and other relevant stakeholders in New York on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The Ministerial meeting will feature opening remarks from U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, keynote remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and will be followed by moderated roundtable discussion with country representatives and members of the FOC’s independent multistakeholder Advisory Network, moderated by U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel Fick.
The roundtable discussion will explore methods to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals through inclusive and rights-respecting digital policies. Panellists will explore challenges and opportunities related to advancing connectivity, promoting access and inclusion, and using technology as an enabler of rights.
Watch the discussion live at 2PM (ET) on Wednesday, September 20 by visiting www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/ministerial-meeting.

Africa IGF | "The FOC Presents: Collective Efforts to Counter the Misuse of Surveillance Technologies"
2023-09-19 09:45 - 10:45 UTC
In the past decade, the potential of a free, open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet has been increasingly under threat in numerous regions around the world. The growing risk of fragmentation, the use of state-sponsored disruptions and shutdowns, content moderation and censorship, the spread of disinformation online, and the growing misuse of digital technologies, threaten the potential for digital technologies to promote and protect human rights, both online and offline. The Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) is an intergovernmental coalition of 38 Member States spanning from Africa to Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East, deeply committed to the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
As it advances into its second decade, the role of an intergovernmental coalition that enables like-minded democracies – supported by civil society, academic, and industry expertise – to advance strategies that promote and protect human rights has never been more vital in this evolving landscape. This session will explore the challenges and opportunities facing human rights online in 2023 and beyond, with a focus on collective efforts to counter the misuse of surveillance technologies.
To learn more and register your attendance, visit www.igf.africa/2023-program/.

FOC Strategy & Coordination Meeting (Costa Rica)
2023-06-05

RightsCon Summit 2023
2023-06-05 - 2023-06-08

FOC Strategy & Coordination Meeting (Day 2)
2023-03-28 13:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-20 UTC

Panel Session: 'Live from the Freedom Online Coalition: How the FOC works for people around the world'
2023-03-27 17:30 - 18:30 UTC
The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, in partnership with the 2023 Freedom Online Coalition (FOC)​ Chair the United States, will present a live streamed panel session from Washington, D.C. during Day 1 of the FOC’s Strategy & Coordination Meeting.
Join us on Monday, March 27th at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) / 11:30 a.m. (PDT) / 7:30 p.m. (CEST), to hear from U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, Alissa Starzak from Cloudlfare, and FOC Advisory Network Members Boye Adegoke (Paradigm Initiative) and Juan Carlos Lara (Derechos Digitales).
For further information, and to register for the session visit the Atlantic Council’s website.

FOC Strategy & Coordination Meeting (Day 1)
2023-03-27, 2022-10-19

GDC Welcome Breakfast - FOC Silicon Valley Working Group
2023-03-21 16:45 - 18:30 UTC | 181 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94103 United States, 181 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Tuesday, 21 March | 8:45 – 10:30 PST | W San Francisco | 181 3rd Street, San Francisco CA 94103
The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) and the Freedom Online Coalition Silicon Valley Working Group cordially invite you to a welcome breakfast to kick off the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC). Join us to meet international gaming representatives attending GDC, as well as local industry, civil society and tech policy stakeholders.
Over breakfast, we’ll have an informal conversation that will touch on online harms and what companies can do to make their products and platforms safer for users, including as they grow in size and scope. Bring along your tough questions and challenges! Some ideas we’ll look at:
What sort of online harms can occur in gaming products and platforms? Can user safety be a competitive advantage? What industry best practices should companies try to replicate? What do I need to do, and who can help me?
To dig into these questions, we’ll hear from experts from industry, civil society, and academia who will talk about best practices for meaningful stakeholder engagement. We’ll learn about ECNL’s framework for stakeholder engagement in the design, development and deployment of social media platforms for gamers, as well as the benefits this engagement can have for your company/organization and users. Speakers will be announced soon!
Register your attendance by Monday, 20 March via this link.

FOC Geneva Diplomatic Network: Kick-Off Meeting
2023-02-02 11:30 - 13:30 UTC

FOC Paris Diplomatic Network Event: Briefing by the FOC-AN on the UNESCO Global Conference: Internet for Trust - Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good
2022-12-08 14:00 - 15:00 UTC

IGF 2022: Regulating Algorithms: What if - if not - and if so, how?
2022-11-30 14:30 - 15:30 UTC
For more information, please visit the IGF session page.

IGF 2022: Advancing Digital Inclusion Through the FOC: Responding to Internet Fragmentation
2022-11-29 14:30 - 15:30 UTC

FOC Advisory Network Monthly Call
2022-11-16 15:00 - 16:00 UTC

FOC Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (TF-AIR) Monthly Meeting
2022-11-10 15:00 - 16:00 UTC

FOC Task Force on Internet Shutdowns (TFIS) Monthly Meeting
2022-11-07 14:30 - 15:30 UTC

FOC Task Force on Digital Equality Monthly Call
2022-10-27 15:00 - 16:00 UTC

FOC Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Monthly Call
2022-10-13 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
