Human Rights Equality Committee Lecture 2022

The Complex Relationship Between Digital Misinformation and Fundamental Human Rights. The lecture will focus on how the spread of harmful misinformation and toxic online content is one of the biggest challenges to global democracy today. The internet has been turned into a weapon by autocrats, extremists and conspiracy theorists, fuelling real-world harm and eroding public trust. But what if the cure for this information crisis is worse than the disease? Can tech platforms and regulators curb misinformation without suppressing freedom of speech and open debate? Mark Little, CEO and co-founder of Kinzen, has been working on the challenge of misinformation for more than a decade. In this lecture, Mark explores the complex relationship between digital misinformation and fundamental human rights. The lecture is brought to you by the Human Rights and Equality Committee in partnership with the Law Society Professional Training.