SG's Policy Brief on Information Integrity on Digital Platforms | United Nations

The Secretary-General launched his policy brief on information integrity on digital platforms, calling for guardrails to address the “clear and present global threat” of online hate speech, mis- and disinformation. Speaking at a press conference, he stressed the need for coordinated international action to make the digital space safer and more inclusive while vigorously protecting human rights.

The policy brief is focused on how threats to information integrity are having an impact on progress on global, national and local issues. In Our Common Agenda, I called for empirically backed consensus around facts, science and knowledge. To that end, the present brief outlines potential principles for a code of conduct that will help to guide Member States, the digital platforms and other stakeholders in their efforts to make the digital space more inclusive and safe for all, while vigorously defending the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the right to access information. The Code of Conduct for Information Integrity on Digital Platforms is being developed in the context of preparations for the Summit of the Future. It is the SG's hope is that it will provide a gold standard for guiding action to strengthen information integrity.

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