A United Nations (UN) policy proposal outlines ways to combat “misinformation, disinformation and hate speech” online, including ending monetization and promoting online maintenance. It is based on the activities of organizations that actively promote the censorship of unsolicited speech.

of Policy outline,title “Information Integrity in Digital Platforms” aims to help the UN develop an online “code of conduct” to be presented at the 2024 Future Summit, monetizing what the UN deems “wrong”. It calls for the abolition of and suppression of the spread of and disinformation and hate speech. Policy proposals routinely cite organizations that have either explicitly engaged in censorship of conservatives or advocated censorship of conservative views as examples of effective strategies.

Michael Chamberlain, director of Protect the Public’s Trust, a government watchdog group that oversees state-sponsored censorship among other things, said: We should be skeptical,” he told the paper. Caller News Foundation. “Organizations that elevate the likes of Iran, North Korea, China, and other repressive regimes refer to or partner with groups that participate in efforts to suppress speech that does not fit their approved narrative. Not surprising.”

The international body’s brief recommends an “exclusion list” to help advertisers avoid funding what the United Nations deems “misinformation, disinformation and hate speech” and the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) as an example of a “civil society” group. We have successfully monetized the so-called disinformation. GDI is a UK-based non-profit organization that describes itself as a “non-political” monitor whose aim is to “destroy the disinformation business model”. according to to that website.

GDI has confidential “exclusion lists” that it sells to online advertising companies for the purpose of monetizing speech. according to to the Washington Examiner. Although the blacklist is private, the GDI publishes the “disinformation” risk scores it assigns to many news outlets, and its “disinformation risk assessment” gives conservative news outlets higher risk scores. , gives liberal news outlets low risk scores.

For example, the GDI rated the NPR and The New York Times at a “lowest” risk level, the Washington Post and Buzzfeed at a “low” risk level, the New York Post and Daily Wire at a “high” risk level, and the Federalist and Newsmax at a “high” risk level. . “Maximum” risk level.

Funded by the U.S. Department of State GDI DCNF first reported through its Global Engagement Center.

The UN also praised the GDI for “noting that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right from which it cannot benefit.”

The UN also noted the existence of the UK organization Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). research On profiting from anti-vaccine rhetoric. The group said its activity “forced change on previously reluctant social media platforms, leading anti-vaxxers to remove propaganda to avoid bans.”

After citing CCDH, the United Nations continued, “Disinformation can prove equally deadly.”

CCDH has released a report called “” in support of ending the monetization of “disinformation”.The Toxic Tento Facebook and Google, including Breitbart, Newsmax, The Washington Times, The Federalist Papers, The Daily Wire, and many conservatives who claim the group supports “misinformation” about the climate. We asked to pull ads from 10 websites, including news publications. (Related: The United Nations is developing international censorship standards)

Mike Benz, executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, told the DCNF that many of the organizations the UN refers to in the brief are “de facto part of the government.”

“The Global Disinformation Index is funded by the State Department. CCDH is part of the UK Foreign Office,” Benz said. “None of them are independent.”

How can digital platforms and countries deal with online misinformation, disinformation and hate speech?@Antonio Guterres submits a code of conduct proposal in a new report. https://t.co/atXRvwOwXv pic.twitter.com/z2jUITNtdj

— United Nations (@UN) June 18, 2023

Additionally, the United Nations cites Global Witness claims. research It says Facebook’s algorithm contributes to the spread of “climate disinformation.”Global Witness Claim “The reality of the climate crisis is an undeniable truth,” it said, recommending that “Facebook and all social media companies have plans to meaningfully reduce the spread of climate misinformation on their platforms.” ing.

As examples of “climate misinformation,” Global Witness says that “net zero will hurt the economy,” “environmentalists are hysterical,” and “renewables don’t work.”・Cites claims and discourses that criticize energy initiatives.

“Instead of enabling a toxic environment, [big social media platforms] Content that clearly violates our policies should be dealt with more quickly,” recommends Global Witness. “Providing adequate resources to content management systems can reduce the amplification and spread of disinformation, inflammatory or hateful content about climate and climate science.”

The UN, GDI, CCDH and Global Witness did not respond to DCNF’s requests for comment.

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