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Articles by Stefania Di Stefano
Le DSA au défi du pouvoir des plateformes
Depuis quelques mois, le règlement sur les services numériques (DSA – Digital Services Act) se retrouve sous le feu des critiques : ce texte, qui vise à créer «un environnement en ligne sûr [...] dans lequel les droits fondamentaux [...] sont efficacement protégés», est désormais accusé, notamment outre-Atlantique, d’être un outil de «censure». Ces offensives se sont significativement intensifiées depuis l’arrivée de Donald Trump pour son second mandat à la Maison-Blanche.
Introduction to the Symposium on Forensic and Counter-Forensic Approaches to International Law: A Cartography and Anatomy of Genocide
[Stefania Di Stefano is a postdoctoral researcher in online content moderation at Cnam, Paris. Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi is an assistant professor of public international law at Sciences Po Law School, Paris. Barrie Sander is an assistant professor of international law at Leiden University – Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs.
Hack the DSA
The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) is one of the latest regulatory instruments adopted by the European Union to rein in the power of digital platforms and to create a “safe, predictable and trusted online environment”. It applies to all platforms since February 2024. The DSA introduces a wide variety of due diligence and transparency obligations for intermediary services, which increase depending on the size and impact on society of the service concerned.
Quand la galaxie trumpiste accuse l’Europe de pratiquer la censure
Alors même que, aux États-Unis, la liberté d’expression, la liberté des médias ou encore la liberté académique font l’objet d’attaques sans précédent de la part de l’administration Trump, Washington prétend que c’est l’Union européenne qui serait un dangereux censeur. En cause : les mesures visant à modérer les contenus haineux sur les réseaux sociaux. Comment déterminer la maturité d’une démocratie ? Comment reconnaître qu’elle sombre progressivement vers un régime autoritaire ?
The “Limits” of International Human Rights Law in Content Moderation: an Alternative Diagnosis
This essay is part of a symposium on the promise and perils of human rights for governing digital platforms. Read more from the series here; new posts will appear between June 18 - June 30, 2024. International human rights law (IHRL) has emerged as a dominant discursive framework for articulating and addressing issues raised by digital platforms.
En France ou ailleurs, couper l’accès aux réseaux sociaux pour couper court aux émeutes ?
La mort de Nahel, tué par un policier à Nanterre lors d’un contrôle routier le 27 juin 2023, a déclenché en France une série de manifestations violentes qui se sont rapidement étendues à tout le pays et ont même franchi les frontières nationales. Les réseaux sociaux ont joué un rôle déterminant dans cette affaire.
Las normas sobre competencia podrían proteger los derechos humanos en las plataformas de redes sociales
Las plataformas de redes sociales abusan de su posición dominante y explotan a los usuarios con condiciones de servicio que no protegen sus derechos humanos. Las normas sobre competencia podrían ayudar a solucionar el problema. Photo: Sara Kurfeß/Unsplash En 2018, casi 3200 millones de personas en todo el mundo utilizaron activamente las redes sociales.
Las redes sociales complican los objetivos de pluralismo y diversidad de los medios de comunicación convencionales
La libertad de expresión exige y facilita el desarrollo de panoramas mediáticos pluralistas. Pero, ahora que cada vez más personas reciben noticias personalizadas en las redes sociales, ¿cómo se desempeñan esas plataformas en términos de diversidad y pluralismo?
Competition rules could protect human rights on social media platforms
Social media platforms are abusing their dominant position and exploiting users with terms of service that fail to protect their human rights. Competition rules could help fix the problem. Photo: Sara Kurfeß/Unsplash In 2018, almost 3.2 billion people around the world actively used social media. Indeed, in recent years, these platforms have provided users with tools and opportunities inconceivable just a few years ago.
La nuova ricetta di Facebook: troppo ottimismo, pochi diritti umani
Poiché le piattaforme social dominano i forum pubblici in tutto il mondo, un sistema di governance basato su “valori sociali” anziché sui diritti umani può essere conveniente per le aziende, ma è profondamente insoddisfacente in termini di protezione degli utenti. Il 9 gennaio 2020 Mark Zuckergerg si è rivolto, con un post sul suo profilo personale, alla popolazione mondiale di Facebook, composta da 2.45 miliardi di utenti, esponendo i suoi obiettivi a lungo termine per il prossimo decennio.
La nueva receta de Facebook: demasiado optimismo y muy pocos derechos humanos
Dado que las plataformas de redes sociales dominan los foros públicos en todo el mundo, un sistema de gobernanza basado en “valores sociales” en lugar de en los derechos humanos puede ser conveniente para las empresas, pero es profundamente insatisfactorio en lo que respecta a la protección de los usuarios.
La nouvelle recette de Facebook: trop d’optimisme, pas assez de droits humains
Puisque les plateformes de réseaux sociaux dominent les forums publics dans le monde entier, un système de gouvernance fondé sur des « valeurs sociales » plutôt que sur les droits humains peut être pratique pour les entreprises, mais il est profondément insatisfaisant en ce qui concerne la protection des utilisateurs.
Sì, al Consiglio di Sicurezza ONU dovrebbe interessare la salute sessuale e riproduttiva delle donne
Il fallimento da parte del CS ONU di garantire esplicitamente i diritti alla salute riproduttiva e sessuale delle donne rafforza una governance patriarcale che viola i diritti delle donne. "This body in not a political battlefield sign" at a Stop Abortion Bans Rally in St Paul, Minnesota in May 2019 where state legislature tried and failed to pass abortion restrictions.
Un approccio realmente basato sui diritti umani per il nostro futuro post-pandemia: spunti su Covid-19 e HRBA
Quando molti governi sono ancora disposti a commerciare le vite dei soggetti vulnerabili per i guadagni economici dei più ricchi, vi è ancor più bisogno di un approccio basato sui diritti umani nel nostro mondo post-pandemia. La pandemia da COVID-19 ha cambiato il mondo che conoscevamo. Ha spinto molti Paesi verso crisi sanitarie, economiche e sociali[1].
Facebook’s new recipe: too much optimism, not enough human rights
Because social media platforms dominate public forums worldwide, a governance system rooted in “social values” instead of human rights may be convenient for companies, but it is deeply unsatisfactory in terms of protecting users. On January 9th, 2020, Mark Zuckerberg addressed his Facebook’s global population of 2.45 billion users with a post on his personal profile, setting out his longer-term focus for the next decade.
Facebook’s new recipe: too much optimism, not enough human rights
Because social media platforms dominate public forums worldwide, a governance system rooted in “social values” instead of human rights may be convenient for companies, but it is deeply unsatisfactory in terms of protecting users. On January 9th, 2020, Mark Zuckerberg addressed his Facebook’s global population of 2.45 billion users with a post on his personal profile, setting out his longer-term focus for the next decade.
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