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A 10 Point Plan To Rein In Big Tech, Hate Speech, And Disinformation And #ReclaimOurRights! [1]
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Date: 2023-05-24
Are you tired of being bombarded with online hate speech? Are you concerned about the role that Big Tech plays in amplifying disinformation and violating people’s privacy? Fear not, because Nobel Peace Prize laureates have a plan, and that landmark 10 Point Plan now has over 275 signatories!
In 2022, Nobel Peace Prize laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov created the 10 Point Plan to support responsible journalism and combat online hate speech and disinformation. Ressa stated, “The huge potential of technology to advance our societies has been hijacked by Big Tech and a model that deliberately promotes lies, anger and hate in the name of profit. Radical action is needed to detoxify these companies' business model to reclaim the internet for the public good.”
The plan calls on governments to enact data protection laws, commit funding to help independent media and journalists that are under attack, and require tech companies to carry out independent human rights assessments. It also urges the EU to enforce the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation, ban surveillance advertising, and safeguard journalists’ safety, media sustainability, and democratic guarantees in the upcoming European Media Freedom Act.
Furthermore, the plan advises the EU to also cut off disinformation upstream and challenge lobbying machinery, astroturfing campaigns, and the recruitment revolving door between European government bodies and Big Tech. Lastly, the plan encourages the creation of a special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General focused on the Safety of Journalists (SESJ).
Now, the plan has 276 signatories! Individual supporters include activist Bill McKibben, academic Shoshana Zuboff, multiple Members of the European Parliament, and multiple Nobel laureates. Notable organizations such as the Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD) coalition, Friends of the Earth, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), and Privacy International also endorse the plan.
If you’re ready to rally for change in the online information ecosystem, you too can be a signatory !
Maria Ressa will present the 10 Point Plan today in Washington, DC at the The Nobel Prize Summit: Truth, Trust and Hope .
The Summit’s jam-packed schedule also features nine Solution Sessions , including a discussion on how to combat disinformation hosted by the Embassy of Sweden, a panel on mis- and disinformation in Latin America , and a Wikipedia edit-a-thon .
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