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October 2020

Meeting

Webinar: Safety and independence of journalism

Ahead of the second Global Conference on Media Freedom, the event will address physical and digital attacks on journalists and media professionals, as well as the deteriorating environment for independent journalism. The webinar will…
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Online (Zoom)

Meeting

Issues of Russian society and the media under the current pandemic

The online conference will deal with a number of issues, including "hate speech" and intolerance, human rights and discrimination of vulnerable groups. Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser of the OSCE RFoM, will speak at the meeting on "COVID-19…
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St. Petersburg, Russia (online)

Conference

22nd Central Asia Media Conference

22nd Central Asia Media Conference
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Online

September 2020

Meeting

Meeting of the Committee of Experts on Media Environment and Reform

The main purpose of the 1 st Meeting of the Committee of Experts on Media Environment and Reform (MSI-REF) is to discuss draft recommendations by the Committee of Ministers to member States, with guiding principles for media and…
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Strasbourg, France (online)

Meeting

European Regional Forum on “Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities”

The main purpose of the European Regional Forum on “Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities” is to provide European regional insights, which will feed into the thematic work of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues for his report to…
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Budapest, Hungary (online)

Conference

7th Annual South East Europe Media Conference (SEEMC)

7th Annual South East Europe Media Conference
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Online

August 2020

Training

XVI International Media Law School

The International Media Law Summer School is a professional training programme for lawyers seeking to gain in-depth knowledge of a wide range of issues, including freedom of speech and information, media activities, protection of honour…
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Kyiv, Ukraine (online)

July 2020

General event

Public consultation on the impact of artificial intelligence on free speech

The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) is developing recommendations for OSCE participating States and other relevant stakeholders, including internet intermediaries, on how to safeguard free speech when…
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Online

Meeting

The Rise of Artificial Intelligence & How it will Reshape the Future of Free Speech

In the online information ecosystem, AI is often deployed for detecting, evaluating and moderating content at scale, in view of identifying and filtering out illegal and potentially harmful content online. At the same time, AI is used for…
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Online via Zoom

March 2020

Roundtable

Roundtable on "Free Speech in the Age of Algorithms and AI"

[node id=448201 type="panel" preset="gallery" magnify="no"] The Roundtable on “Free Speech in the Age of Algorithms and AI”, as the first expert meeting on the issue, will provide a platform to discuss the key challenges to freedom of…
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Hofburg, Vienna

Meeting

Second expert meeting "Central Asia Judicial Dialogue"

Second Central Asia Judicial Dialogue
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Samarkand, Uzbekistan

November 2019

Meeting

Expert meeting on "How do we curtail the spread of hate speech, violent extremism and disinformation online while protecting free speech?”

The event on “How do we curtail the spread of hate speech, violent extremism and disinformation online while protecting free speech?” invited selected members of the Transatlantic High-Level Working Group on Online Content Moderation and…
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Hofburg, Vienna

October 2019

Conference

16th South Caucasus Media Conference - Strengthening media freedom and safety of journalists in a changing environment (#SCMC2019)

16th South Caucasus Media Conference
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Tbilisi, Georgia

September 2019

Meeting

HDIM Side Event on AI

During the 2019 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media organized a meeting on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on freedom of expression. The event provided a platform to…
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Warsaw, Poland

July 2019

Conference

21st Central Asia Media Conference – Media freedom and pluralism in times of digital transformation

21st Central Asia Media Conference
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

June 2019

Conference

6th Annual South East Europe Media Conference

6th South East Europe Media Conference
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina