The Recommendation focus on how to address, through human rights-compliant measures, online risks that result from or affect the exercise of the right to freedom of expression. They aim to guide States in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of policy and legal frameworks, as well as other measures, that address risks to online safety, mitigate risks of harm and foster an enabling online environment that promotes the enjoyment of human rights. They also address measures that platforms should take, or should be required by States to take, to ensure that they uphold their own responsibilities in creating such an enabling online environment. This recommendation pursues two distinct but related objectives: protecting the online safety of users and ensuring their online empowerment.
Entities responsible for implementation: Council of Europe
The Recommendation focus on how to address, through human rights-compliant measures, online risks that result from or affect the exercise of the right to freedom of expression. They aim to guide States in the adoption, implementation and enforcement of policy and legal frameworks, as well as other measures, that address risks to online safety, mitigate risks of harm and foster an enabling online environment that promotes the enjoyment of human rights. They also address measures that platforms should take, or should be required by States to take, to ensure that they uphold their own responsibilities in creating such an enabling online environment. This recommendation pursues two distinct but related objectives: protecting the online safety of users and ensuring their online empowerment.
Entities responsible for implementation: Council of Europe
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