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CDT Comments to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression for Upcoming Report on Disinformation

/ Emma Llansó

The Center for Democracy & Technology welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to the United Nations Special Rapporteur’s consultation on disinformation. Disinformation is a complex topic that implicates freedom of expression, journalism, politics, technology, and more.

In these comments, CDT shares analysis and resources addressing three specific topics relevant to disinformation:

  • Existing research and the gaps in our understanding of how disinformation affects vulnerable communities;
  • Election-related disinformation and its relationship to voter suppression; and
  • The risks to freedom of expression that arise at the intersection of intermediary liability law and disinformation.

Read the full comments here.

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Logos of participating organizations in the letter; in order, American Association of People with Disabilities, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, Center for Democracy & Technology, Common Cause, GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Muslim Public Affairs Council, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., National Black Justice Collective, National Fair Housing Alliance, National Urban League.

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