Hi all! This week, Cyber geopolitics, Cybersecurity and Content regulation make most of the headlines in Internet Governance ecosystem.
HATE SPEECH ONLINE “UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday launched a new global strategy to combat hate speech, a growing scourge he said has “poisoned” debate on crucial challenges like migration. Guterres announced the effort, which will be led by his special adviser on genocide prevention Adama Dieng, at the UN Human Rights Council.” https://ewn.co.za/2019/02/25/un-chief-launches-global-push-against-hate-speech<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ewn.co.za/2019/02/25/un-chief-launches-global-push-against-hate-speech&sa=D&ust=1551344648672000&usg=AFQjCNHxdtbD35M2dx6wrbnMyEZa53vfAQ> CYBER GEOPOLITICS “Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday that Russian structures including the Russian presidential website have regularly experienced cyber attacks from the US and Europe, when commenting on a report by The Washington Post claiming that the US military had carried out a cyber attack against Russia’s Internet Research Agency in the run-up to the 2018 midterm elections.” http://tass.com/world/1046641 Read review in full here :https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/03/01/internet-gov-weekly-brief-us-europe-cyber-operation-against-russia-us-china-battle-over-huawei-at-mobile-world-congress-united-nations-launch-strategy-to-combat-hate-speech-chinese-internet-u/
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