Should tech platforms be regulated? Most definitely!
Should regulators in places like Myanmar, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia... be empowered to make all sorts of requests of tech platforms?
... Definitely NOT 🚫
40+ Asian CSOs raise the alarm in an Open Letter to #UNESCO, arguing that proposed Guidelines for Regulating Digital Platforms, without adequate safeguards, present significant risks to:
♦️lead to more problematic over-regulation
♦️Embolden authoritarian regulator
♦️ Incentivize platforms to comply w/ even more illegitimate gvt requests
The Ask? An independent human rights impact assessment -- and more consultations with civil society in authoritarian contexts
More on the letter http://tinyurl.com/mrx8f7um