11 March 2021 Significant parts of the proposed new legislation on online safety may not meet human rights standards, says the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). The legislation proposes to restrict non-illegal speech online. However, the right to freedom …
In recent weeks, the outbreak of COVID-19 has demonstrated how false rumours, unverified information, and harmful lies can be spread with rapid speed and unprecedented efficiency. Amongst many pressing concerns associated with the response to COVID-19, the proliferation of disinformation …
Online harassment and harmful communications are significant social problems mirroring structural exclusions offline. This is a gendered problem: 23% of women across the EU have reported experiencing online abuse in their lifetime. At ICCL we recently carried out independent qualitative …
Dublin, 4 September 2019 ICCL invited some of the world’s most exciting online activists to Ireland to talk to the bright sparks of Dublin’s tech industry about how to protect human rights during their work. Here’s some behind-the-scenes footage from …
Dublin, 24 June 2019 Protecting certain groups from harmful content should not translate into totalitarian state structures capable of indiscriminate surveillance and censorship of our private communications. At ICCL we are deeply alarmed by BAI’s proposals for internet regulation, including …
