Social Media and War

Описание: How can social media influence conflicts around the world?

In this episode of @WAR, our Team Lead for the Conflict Law Centre, Ayesha Malik, is joined by Shmyla Khan, the Director of Policy and Research at the Digital Rights Foundation, and Noor Waheed, Senior Associate at the Digital Rights Foundation, to discuss the dangers of social media in exacerbating divisions, hatred and violence in areas of conflict.

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0:00 - Introduction
1:00 - The power of social media
7:04 - The role of big tech
17:23 - Regulation of social media and big tech
23:13 - The need for digital literacy
27:50 - Facebook content moderation and Myanmar
30:27 - The need for localised regulation
34:04 - What content needs to be regulated?
39:00 - The future of social media regulation?