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Balancing Public Interest And Harm Prevention Online

Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia

11-Feb-22 07:15

Balancing Public Interest And Harm Prevention Online

The internet is one of the greatest inventions of the modern age, but its widespread usage has created various challenges for governments, tech platforms and individuals alike. How should we balance the right to access to information and freedom of expression, with the duty to prevent misinformation and hate speech? We discuss the issues at hand with media rights expert Gayathry Venkiteswaran. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Khoo Hsu Chuang, Tan Chen Li


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Categories:  social issuestechnologylaw and legal matters

Tags:  internetonline speechhate speechfahmi rezasocial media regulation





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