Glossary of Platform Law and Policy Terms
Richard is Head of Legal at Global Partners Digital, an international human rights organisation working to enable a digital environment underpinned by human rights. Richard oversees the organisation’s legal, policy and research function, building its understanding of the application of international law to internet and digital policy, developing its policy positions, and monitoring trends and developments across the world. Richard also oversees the organisation’s engagement in key legislative and legal processes at the national, regional and global levels, as well as its engagement with the tech sector.
Author: Richard Wingfield This entry: (i) sets out the way that the term ‘transparency’ is used in common parlance and (ii) provides examples of existing regulation which relates to transparency. Use in common parlance To an extent, the concept of ‘transparency’ when it comes to online platforms should be understood as falling under the umbrella… Continue reading Transparency
Author: Richard Wingfield NB: While the term ‘revenge pornography’ is commonly used, many argue that it is inappropriate since it suggests a degree of complicity or consent on the part of the person in the images. Instead, terms such as ‘non-consensual intimate images’ are now considered to more appropriately describe the phenomenon and this term… Continue reading Revenge Pornography/ Non-consensual Intimate Images
Author: Richard Wingfield The term ‘non-discrimination’ has a very specific definition and understanding under international law (and international human rights law specifically), however, it is also used in a different sense in the context of online platforms. This entry first looks at the agreed international definitions of the term, as found in relevant legal instruments,… Continue reading Non-discrimination
Author: Richard Wingfield This entry: (i) sets out guidance on how the term ‘defamation’ is understood and (ii) provides examples of existing regulatory responses to defamation. Guidance on understanding the term ‘defamation’ Defamation is prohibited in the majority of states around the world (see below); however, there is no universally accepted definition of the term.… Continue reading Defamation
Author: Richard Wingfield This entry: (i) sets out the way that the term ‘content’ is used in common parlance and (ii) provides examples of existing regulation which define the term (or synonyms of it). Use in common parlance There is no universally agreed definition of the term ‘content’; it does not appear in any major… Continue reading Content
Author: Richard Wingfield NB: While the term ‘child pornography’ has been used traditionally and continues to be used on occasion, it is increasingly understood to be inappropriate since it suggests a degree of complicity or consent on the part of the child. Instead, the term ‘child sexual abuse material’ (CSAM), or sometimes ‘child sexual abuse… Continue reading Child Pornography/Child Sexual Abuse Material