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26 Sep, 7 tweets, 16 min read
NEW: This week's @techpolicypress podcast-

• @freedomhouse's @alfunk on @freedomonthenet 2021 report

• @daphnehk & @mgeist on Canada's proposed new online harms framework

• @RSI's @MChrisRiley on a multistakeholder approach to content policy

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techpolicy.press/the-sunday-sho…
@techpolicypress @freedomhouse @alfunk @freedomonthenet @daphnehk @mgeist @RSI @MChrisRiley Background reading, 1: @alfunk takes us through the @freedomonthenet 2021 report, which contains evidence of a continued decline in internet freedoms around the world, coinciding with the decline in democracy and freedom generally. techpolicy.press/revenge-of-the…
@techpolicypress @freedomhouse @alfunk @freedomonthenet @daphnehk @mgeist @RSI @MChrisRiley Background reading, 2: @daphnehk and @mgeist explain that the new proposed regulation for online harms in Canada is an amalgam of bad ideas from elsewhere: techpolicy.press/five-big-probl…
@techpolicypress @freedomhouse @alfunk @freedomonthenet @daphnehk @mgeist @RSI @MChrisRiley Background reading, 3: @MChrisRiley explains the multistakeholder approach to content moderation/management policy he developed with @morar at @RSI: techpolicy.press/a-multi-stakeh…
@techpolicypress @freedomhouse @alfunk @freedomonthenet @daphnehk @mgeist @RSI @MChrisRiley @morar You can always listen to the Tech Policy Press podcast via your browser: player.captivate.fm/episode/9f0229…
@techpolicypress @freedomhouse @alfunk @freedomonthenet @daphnehk @mgeist @RSI @MChrisRiley @morar You can subscribe to the Tech Policy Press podcast via your favorite podcast service here: techpolicypress.captivate.fm/listen
@techpolicypress @freedomhouse @alfunk @freedomonthenet @daphnehk @mgeist @RSI @MChrisRiley @morar Bonus in this week's episode- a couple of 'field recordings' from NYC public spaces this week to leaven the heavy topics- a dance and drum corp I saw in downtown Brooklyn, and a snippet of the amazing @RadioJarocho performing in Washington Square Park: techpolicy.press/the-sunday-sho…

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