A report prepared for UNESCO's Division for Freedom of Expression and Media Development"--Title page.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction --Freedom of Expression Online --Business and Human Rights --Intermediaries --Types of Intermediaries --Modes of Restriction --Commitments to Freedom of Expression --Methodology --Law and Regulation --State Commitments and Limitations on Expression --Types of Limitations --Privacy, Data Protection, and Surveillance --Intermediary liability --Models of Intermediary Liability --Intermediary Liability in the Case Study Countries --Special Note: Intermediary Liability in Sub-Saharan Africa --Self-regulation and Co-Regulation --Introducing the Case Studies --Study 1: Internet Service Provides --Introduction --The Companies --Direct Restrictions on Freedom of Expression --Network-Level Filtering --Service Shutdowns and restriction --Network Neutrality --Privacy --Company Policies --Implementation in national context --Transparency --Company Practices --Implementation in national context --Remedy --Company Dispute Resolution Mechanisms --Role of the Legal System and Consumer Protection Bodies --Conclusions --Study 2: Search Engines --Introduction --Impact of Network Filtering on Search Engines --Measures Taken by Search Engines --Company policies on government requests and legal requirements --Sell-regulation --Features particular to search engines --Implementation in national context --Europe and the "Right to Be Forgotten" --Data retention, collection, and surveillance --Company policies and practices --Implementation in national context --Transparency --Company practices --Transparency in context --Remedy --Conclusions --Study 3: Social Networking Platforms --Introduction --Impact of ISP filtering on social networking platforms --Content removal and account deactivation --Government requests and legal requirements --Company Self-regulation --Privacy --Company policies --Implementation in national context --Transparency --Transparency about government and lawful requests --Transparency about self-regulation --User notification --Remedy --Conclusions --Gender --Access to the internet --Gender and content restriction --Gender-based harassment --Regulation --Policies and practices of intermediaries --Conclusion --State duty to protect --Responsibility of business to respect --Access to remedy --Issues of concern --Intermediaries and Internet Governance --Recommendations.
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Role of internet intermediaries
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Freedom of expression.
Internet -- Access control -- Law and legislation.
Internet -- Censorship -- Law and legislation.
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Rebecca MacKinnon, Elonnai Hickok, Allon Bar, Hae-in Lim.
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Allon Bar
Elonnai Hickok
Hae-in Lim
Rebecca MacKinnon
Unesco. Division for Freedom of Expression and Media Development