22 December 2004

OSCE BOOK OFFERS "RECIPES" FOR PRESERVING INTERNET FREEDOM


In the fight to curtail hate speech, child pornography and terrorist activities on the Internet, how far should governments go in their efforts to control content? A new publication by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe seeks to answer this question and offer what it calls "recipes" for preserving freedom on the Internet.

The OSCE's Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media has published the Media Freedom Internet Cookbook, a compilation of articles written by Internet experts, free expression advocates, journalists and academics.

The book aims to "help users and governments fight 'bad content' without jeopardising freedom," says OSCE representative Miklos Haraszti. It contains recommendations that "stress the unique possibilities the Internet offers in tolerance building and awareness
raising."
To download the publication or order print copies, visit:
http://www.osce.org/news/show_news.php?id=4611


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