A constitutional moment for the ‘net: Protecting human rights online

Modern technology companies --telecommunications providers, search engines, content hosts, and social media platforms --play a major role in shaping our social lives. We are at a crucial moment now for the future of internet governance; there are mounting (and often conflicting) pressures for technology companies to do more to resist censorship, promote privacy rights, and combat abuse, hate, and extremism. Many people expect more from technology companies, but there are also dangers to enacting new rules that could stifle speech, limit competition, and reduce innovation. This presentation examines how international human rights norms can help negotiate these complex issues and provide a guide to the responsibilities of technology companies to govern their networks in ways that benefit us all