APrIGF 2024 Session Proposal Submission Form | |||||||||||||||
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Part 1 - Lead Organizer | |||||||||||||||
Contact Person | |||||||||||||||
Ms. Liza Garcia | |||||||||||||||
Organization / Affiliation (Please state "Individual" if appropriate) * | |||||||||||||||
Foundation for Media Alternatives | |||||||||||||||
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Executive Director | |||||||||||||||
Gender | |||||||||||||||
Female | |||||||||||||||
Economy of Residence | |||||||||||||||
Philippines | |||||||||||||||
Primary Stakeholder Group | |||||||||||||||
Civil Society | |||||||||||||||
List Your Organizing Partners (if any) | |||||||||||||||
Ms. Sabhanaz Rashid Diya Founder and Executive Director Tech Global Institute srdiya@techglobalinstitute.com |
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Part 2 - Session Proposal | |||||||||||||||
Session Title | |||||||||||||||
Platform Accountability in South and Southeast Asia | |||||||||||||||
Session Format | |||||||||||||||
Panel Discussion (60 minutes) | |||||||||||||||
Where do you plan to organize your session? | |||||||||||||||
Onsite at the venue (with online moderator for questions and comments from remote participants) | |||||||||||||||
Specific Issues for Discussion | |||||||||||||||
Accountability of social media and user-to-user communication platforms (“platforms”) around their speech and privacy practices is a longstanding, albeit contested, issue. Countries have adopted different approaches to holding platforms accountable— from legislation (Singapore) to coalition-led voluntary commitments (Australia). On the other hand, India has taken platforms to court, demanding more transparency and safety against hate speech for their communities. Efficacy measurements around these approaches are fragmented, therefore, it is difficult to identify what works and doesn’t, and subsequently, how to make more concerted efforts based on learnings. This panel discussion brings together experts from Bangladesh, Nepal, Philippines and South Korea to understand the varied approaches to accountability and making online spaces safer, discuss what works, and provide recommendations on specific interventions that civil society and policymakers can adopt based on shared, cross-regional experiences. The panel discussion is built on a series of civil society-led conversations in the Asia Pacific and the Global Majority that increasingly recognised that accountability efforts are fragmented. As a result, the uneven power dynamic between private entities, policymakers and non-governmental voices is exacerbated, and communities are left unsafe and unheard. There is a growing urgency to de-duplicate efforts and share learnings, ideally contributing towards coalition-building in APAC and globally. The panel is both a culmination of these discussions to bring in a wider audience, as well as a starting point towards more cross-regional learning and coalition-building. |
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Describe the Relevance of Your Session to APrIGF | |||||||||||||||
This year’s APrIGF touches on both the evolution of digital ecosystems and the principles that govern them with hopes to build more consensus around responsible technologies. The panel discussion fits directly into this year’s theme by: (a) taking stock of lessons learnt by civil society groups on platform governance, (b) recognising the evolution of various governance tactics across countries, (c) outlining converging and diverging principles underpinning these tactics, and (d) providing an opportunity for consensus-building around tactics based on efficacy, inclusivity and replicability. The session also demonstrates the importance of multi-stakeholder, cross-regional approach to internet governance by bringing together experts from different backgrounds, industries and countries. The outcome of the panel discussion is an APAC-focused white paper on platform accountability and governance that civil society organizations and policymakers can use as a reference to build consensus with each other with and between countries. |
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Methodology / Agenda (Please add rows by clicking "+" on the right) | |||||||||||||||
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Moderators & Speakers Info (Please complete where possible) | |||||||||||||||
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Please explain the rationale for choosing each of the above contributors to the session. | |||||||||||||||
Professor Kyung-Sin (K.S.) Park is one of the founders of Open Net Korea, a forum for discussion and collaboration on ICT freedoms and human rights since 2013. From 2006 through 2016, he also has served as the executive director of the PSPD Law Center, a non-profit entity that organized several high-impact litigations in the areas of free speech, privacy, and copyright in South Korea. Sabhanaz Rashid Diya is the founder of Tech Global Institute, a tech policy nonprofit focused on advancing equity and accountability for the Global Majority on the Internet. From 2019 through 2023, she headed public policy for Meta in the Asia-Pacific region, and brings 20 years of experience in shaping technology regulations in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is a visiting policy fellow at Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. Grace Salonga is a lawyer by profession. She is the Executive Director of the Movement Against Disinformation (MAD), a broad non-partisan coalition of members from the academe, legal profession, civil society groups, international and local non-government organizations and other advocacy groups that are united in pushing back against the systematic and unregulated spread of disinformation on social media platforms Prateek Wahgre is the Executive Director of Internet Freedom Foundation. He has done research and work on the impact of technology in democratic networked societies, the role of misinformation and disinformation in the information ecosystem, the governance of digital communication networks, data privacy, internet shutdowns, and major issues affecting the internet policy space in India. Liza Garcia is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Media Alternatives. She specializes in women’s rights and ICT and has been actively promoting internet governance in the Philippines. She currently sits as one of the board members of the Internet Society – Philippines Chapter |
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If you need assistance to find a suitable speaker to contribute to your session, or an onsite facilitator for your online-only session, please specify your request with details of what you are looking for. | |||||||||||||||
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Please declare if you have any potential conflict of interest with the Program Committee 2024. | |||||||||||||||
No | |||||||||||||||
Are you or other session contributors planning to apply for the APrIGF Fellowship Program 2024? | |||||||||||||||
Yes | |||||||||||||||
APrIGF offers live transcript in English for all sessions. Do you need any other translation support or any disability related requests for your session? APrIGF makes every effort to be a fully inclusive and accessible event, and will do the best to fulfill your needs. | |||||||||||||||
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Number of Attendees (Please fill in numbers) | |||||||||||||||
Gender Balance in Moderators/Speakers (Please fill in numbers) | |||||||||||||||
Consent | |||||||||||||||
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