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In beta is a podcast which investigates the big questions facing human rights in the digital environment. It's created and delivered by Global Partners Digital (GPD) – a social purpose company dedicated to fostering a digital environment underpinned by human rights and democratic values.

  1. 07/15/2020

    EPISODE 13: Online content: possible futures w/ Jason Pielemeier

    We speak to Jason Pielemeier, Policy Director at the Global Network Initiative (GNI), for a big picture discussion on the rapidly involving debate around online content regulation. Find out more about GNI's upcoming policy brief on online content regulation here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/dsa-roundtable-june4/ Follow Jason on Twitter here: twitter.com/pielemeier And sign up to our monthly Digest here: https://gp-digital.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3f454c6af66e369bd02cf4ac4&id=82e2b17857

  2. 07/09/2020

    EPISODE 12: Contact tracing apps & human rights w/Sharon Bradford Franklin

    In this episode, we speak to Sharon Bradford Franklin, Policy Director at New America's Open Technology Institute, about a new report contact tracing apps: 'Digital Tools for COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Identifying and Mitigating the Equity, Privacy, and Civil Liberties Concerns.' Read the report here: https://www.newamerica.org/oti/policy-papers/digital-tools-covid-19-contact-tracing-identifying-and-mitigating-equity-privacy-and-civil-liberties-concerns/

  3. 06/30/2020

    EPISODE 11: Tracking disinformation in Sub Saharan Africa w/ CHR

    We discuss the recently launched www.disinformationtracker.org with the team at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria (CHR)—Hlengiwe Dube, Marystella Simiyu, and Tomiwa Ilori Ilori. Find out more about CHR here: https://www.chr.up.ac.za/

  4. 06/19/2020

    EPISODE 10: Power, politics and artificial intelligence w/ Ivana Bartoletti

    In this episode, we speak to Ivana Bartoletti, author of the recent book, An Artificial Revolution: Power, Politics and AI. Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Artificial-Revolution-Power-Politics-Indigo-ebook/dp/B0874WLS4L/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Take a look at our new tool to track disinformation responses in Sub Saharan Africa here: https://www.disinformationtracker.org/

  5. 06/08/2020

    EPISODE 9: Content moderation in fast moving times w/ Barrie Sander

    We speak to Barrie Sander, Fellow at Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV) Direito Rio in Brazil, about current trends in content moderation by online platforms. Read his recent article, "Freedom of Expression in the Age of Online Platforms" here: https://www.fordhamilj.org/new-blog/2020/5/19/freedom-of-expression-in-the-age-of-online-platforms-the-promise-and-pitfalls-of-a-human-rights-based-approach-to-content-moderation Find out more about the recent advocacy efforts of the The Africa Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA): https://cipesa.org/2020/06/african-internet-rights-alliance-aira-denounces-restrictions-on-freedoms-in-kenya-and-nigeria/ Subscribe to GPD's monthly Digest here: https://gp-digital.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3f454c6af66e369bd02cf4ac4&id=82e2b17857

  6. 05/28/2020

    EPISODE 8: What can we expect from Facebook's Oversight Board? w/ Evelyn Douek

    We speak to Evelyn Douek, a leading commentator on online content moderation by platforms, about Facebook's Oversight Board—which recently unveiled its first slate of members. Recent work by Evelyn: https://lawreviewblog.uchicago.edu/2020/05/11/fb-oversight-board-edouek/ https://www.lawfareblog.com/covid-19-and-social-media-content-moderation Other resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/20/1001927/podcast-who-watches-the-pandemic-watchers-we-do/? https://hrdn.eu/covid-19/

  7. 05/19/2020

    EPISODE 7: Multilateralism in the age of social distancing w/ Sheetal Kumar

    We speak to GPD Senior Programme Lead Sheetal Kumar about how COVID-19 is affecting discussions on cyber norms at the international level. Sign up to receive GPD's monthly digest here: https://gp-digital.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3f454c6af66e369bd02cf4ac4&id=82e2b17857 Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.globalencryption.org/events/

  8. 05/13/2020

    EPISODE 6: The pandemic in India w/ Prasanth Sugathan

    We speak to Prasanth Sugathan of the Software Freedom Law Center in India (SFLC.IN) about how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in India, and its impacts on human rights in the digital environment. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/07/1000961/launching-mittr-covid-tracing-tracker/ https://www.accessnow.org/privacy-and-public-health-the-dos-and-donts-for-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps/

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In beta is a podcast which investigates the big questions facing human rights in the digital environment. It's created and delivered by Global Partners Digital (GPD) – a social purpose company dedicated to fostering a digital environment underpinned by human rights and democratic values.

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    2017 - 2020
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