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Technology, Human Rights, and Cybersecurity (Winter 2020)

[Mar. 19] Dangerous Speech and Platform Responses: Guest Speaker--Dunstan Allison-Hope, BSR

  • What is the difference between hate speech, harmful speech, and dangerous speech?
  • What should platforms do about speech that is "lawful but awful?"
  • What responsibilities do online platforms bear for misuses of their products?
  • What responsibilities do online platforms have to police the content that is published on their platforms?
  • What due diligence should online platforms conduct when entering into new markets, when the internet is a single global network (at least in theory)?