The Risks of Internet Regulation | How Well-Intentioned Efforts Could Jeopardize Free Speech | @davidakaye in Foreign Affairs

David lays out a pointed critique of the common and systemic problems with different nations’ approaches to purportedly improving online safety & security; he brings his own prejudices regarding the desired outcome but this nonetheless is good stuff:

Although a focus on safety and trust is legitimate, it alone cannot succeed if it puts at risk individual rights, including the rights of minors, to freedom of expression, privacy, association, and public participation. When not carefully crafted or constrained, online speech regulation could be used to silence disfavored opinions, censor marginalized groups, limit access to information, and diminish privacy and individual security.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/risks-internet-regulation

Archived at https://archive.is/6TuyR

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *