In 2019, the NetGain Partnership commissioned research by Cedar Partners & Associates to identify the harms and constituencies involved in platform accountability efforts around the globe, with detailed examinations of specific regions including the European Union, Brazil, Kenya, South Africa, India, and Indonesia. Cedar Partners released its report, Platform Accountability, which includes more than 80 interviews with experts, officials, civil society groups and academics across six jurisdictions.
On Thursday, November 19, 2020, NetGain hosted Platform Harms and Accountability: Preparing Civil Society to Meet New Global Challenges. This virtual convening highlighted the key findings from Cedar Partners’ Platform Accountability report, bring a new lens to existing work, and helped put civil society in a stronger, better-informed position to respond to existing and future platform challenges.
Panelists:
Andrew Puddephatt, Lead Researcher, Cedar Partners
Anri van der Spuy, doctoral researcher with Research ICT Africa
César Rodríguez-Garavito, Founder, JustLabs
Grace Mutung’u, Research Fellow, Centre for IP and IT Law (CIPIT) at Strathmore University in Kenya
Sherly Haristya, Internet Governance Research Consultant, Freelancer, Indonesia
Hosted by Amber French, Executive Director, Media Democracy Fund.