The first-ever conference to discuss draft global guidelines for regulating digital platforms ended on Thursday in Paris with a call to uphold the right to seek and receive information in the face of rising disinformation online.
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Unsplash/Jon Tyson UNESCO says that hate speech is on the rise worldwide.
© Unsplash/Colin Lloyd An anti-racism protest takes place in Colorado, USA. (file)
With the global population now at eight billion and growing, action or inaction by the world’s largest economies, the G20, will be critical to determine if everyone gets to live on a peaceful and healthy planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a press conference in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday.