The Bellagio Session
Third session of the Transatlantic Working Group on Content Moderation Online and Freedom of Expression, November 12-16, 2019, at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, Como, Italy.
- Full set of papers, contains these individual papers:
- Co-Chairs Report No. 3: The Bellagio Session, S. Ness & M. Schaake, February 13, 2020.
- Dispute Resolution and Content Moderation: Fair, Accountable, Independent, Transparent, and Effective, H. Tworek, R. Ó Fathaigh, L. Bruggeman & C. Tenove, January 14, 2020.
- Transparency Requirements for Digital Social Media Platforms: Recommendations for Policy Makers and Industry, M. MacCarthy, February 12, 2020.
- Artificial Intelligence, Content Moderation, and Freedom of Expression, E. Llansó, J. van Hoboken, P. Leerssen & J. Harambam, February 26, 2020.
The Santa Monica Session
Second session of the Transatlantic High Level Working Group on Content Moderation Online and Freedom of Expression, May 9-12, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.
- Full set of papers, contains these individual papers:
- Co-Chairs Report No. 2: The Santa Monica Session, S. Ness & N. van Eijk, July 22, 2019.
- The EU Code of Practice on Disinformation: The Difficulty of Regulating a Nebulous Problem, P.H. Chase, August 29, 2019.
- Actors, Behaviors, Content: A Disinformation ABC: Highlighting Three Vectors of Viral Deception to Guide Industry & Regulatory Responses, C. François, September 20, 2019.
- A Cycle of Censorship: The UK White Paper on Online Harms and the Dangers of Regulating Disinformation, P. Pomerantsev, October 1, 2019.
- Design Principles for Intermediary Liability Laws, J. van Hoboken & D. Keller, October 8, 2019.
- An Examination of the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019, M. MacCarthy, October 24, 2019.
- U.S. Initiatives to Counter Harmful Speech and Disinformation on Social Media, A. Shahbaz, June 11, 2019.
- Foreign Election Interference, M. Chertoff, March 21, 2019.
The Ditchley Park Session
First session of the Transatlantic High Level Working Group on Content Moderation Online and Freedom of Expression, February 27 – March 3, 2019, at Ditchley Park, U.K.
- Full set of papers, contains these individual papers:
- Co-Chairs Report No. 1: The Ditchley Park Session, S. Ness & N. van Eijk, May 2, 2019.
- Freedom of Expression: A Comparative Summary of United States and European Law, B. Heller & J. van Hoboken, May 3, 2019.
- An Analysis of Germany’s NetzDG Law, H. Tworek & P. Leerssen, April 15, 2019.
- The Proposed EU Terrorism Content Regulation: Analysis and Recommendations with Respect to Freedom of Expression Implications, J. van Hoboken, May 3, 2019.
- Combating Terrorist-Related Content Through AI and Information Sharing, B. Heller, April 26, 2019.
- The European Commission’s Code of Conduct for Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online: An Analysis of Freedom of Expression Implications, B. Bukovská, May 7, 2019.
Other recommendable reads and links
• How (Not) to Regulate the Internet (Peter Pomerantsev, The American Interest, June 10, 2019)
• Regulating the Net is Regulating Us (Jeff Jarvis, Medium, May 31, 2019)
• A Lesson From 1930s Germany: Beware State Control of Social Media (Heidi Tworek, The Atlantic, May 26, 2019)
• What Should Policymakers Do To Encourage Better Platform Content Moderation? (Mark MacCarthy, Forbes, May 14, 2019)
• Proposals for Reasonable Technology Regulation and an Internet Court (Jeff Jarvis, April 1, 2019)
• Protect Freedom of Speech When Addressing Online Disinformation, Transatlantic Group Says (APPC, March 6, 2019)
• Transatlantic Working Group Seeks To Address Harmful Content Online (APPC, Feb. 26, 2019)
• Wake Up Call (Susan Ness, Medium, Oct. 12, 2018)