UNESCO
 UNESCO      | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UNESCO |
| Parent organization | UN |
| Headquarters | Place de Fontenoy, Paris, France |
| Leader | UNESCO/Director-General |
| Type | Specialized agency |
| Sponsor of | Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Forbidden Stories, Media Defence |
| Subpage | •UNESCO/Director-General |
Global censorship
In November 2023, UNESCO announced an "action plan to regulate social media platforms" for the entire world.
Using Orwellian language, it declared "to protect access to information, we must regulate these platforms without delay" envisaging how "independent, public regulators are set up everywhere in the world, with clearly defined roles and sufficient resources to carry out their mission". These "independent" regulators shall "work in close coordination as part of a wider network, to prevent digital companies from taking advantage of disparities between national regulations", and where "platforms must have teams of qualified moderators, in sufficient numbers and speaking all the main languages of their social media, so that they can carry out reliable and effective control of content that is posted online". "Stronger measures" should be enforced "during particularly sensitive moments like elections and crises".[1][2]
A Document by UNESCO
| Title | Document type | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights | Wikispooks Page | Vaccine Gene technology Medical ethics Human rights UNESCO Bioethics | UNESCO Declaration stating that "Any preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic medical intervention is only to be carried out with the prior, free and informed consent of the person concerned, based on adequate information. The consent should, where appropriate, be express and may be withdrawn by the person concerned at any time and for any reason without disadvantage or prejudice." |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights | Wikispooks Page | UNESCO | UNESCO Declaration stating that "Any preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic medical intervention is only to be carried out with the prior, free and informed consent of the person concerned, based on adequate information. The consent should, where appropriate, be express and may be withdrawn by the person concerned at any time and for any reason without disadvantage or prejudice." |
