Internet for Trust
Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms
UNESCO is proud to announce the release of the Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms, available in English, French, Spanish. Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Portuguese.
The Guidelines are the result of an extensive and collaborative effort that started in September 2022. It brought together a wide array of stakeholders through three global consultations, including one held during the Internet for Trust conference organized by UNESCO last February.
The consultative process involved the engagement of people from 134 countries, including marginalized and vulnerable groups, generating over 10,000 comments. This made it one of the most extensive consultation projects ever conducted by a UN agency.
Learn more about the Guidelines
Watch our video to know how the guidelines serve as a tool for governments, digital platforms and civil society organizations to deal with online harms while respecting human rights.
A global dialogue to guide the governance of digital platforms
21-23 February 2023, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
UNESCO organized the global conference “Internet for Trust” in UNESCO HQ in Paris. The conference served as a multistakeholder forum to consult on global guidelines for the governance of digital platforms. The conference gathered more than 4,000 participants from over 134 countries.
What are the issues?
surveyed worry about misinformation. Most concerned are young and low-income groups.
had 186 million followers on social media.
generated by 10 "toxic" spreaders of climate disinformation.
are related to election issues
across six countries were identified between 2017 and April 2021
More data?
This data is taken from UNESCO-commissioned studies produced by Research ICT Africa, the Signals Network, the Center for Law and Democracy and IPSOS. Read more on “Research” here.
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News articles
What UNESCO does to protect freedom of expression online
Check our publications to find out more about UNESCO's work to combat disinformation, hate speech and other harmful content spread online.
Publications
ISBN : 978-92-3-100403-2
Collation : 346 pages
Documents
With funding from the UNESCO International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC).
Contact
For more information, write to: internetconference@unesco.org
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