UN urges Elon Musk to ensure human rights are respected on Twitter

this high commissioner UN Human Rights, Volker Turk, He sent a letter to Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, in which he pointed out, among other things, that “there should be no room for hatred that incites discrimination, hostility or violence” on the social network.

The high commissioner also assuredFreedom of expression should not mean a completely free path.Noting that the spread of disinformation can be harmful in this sense, “As can be seen regarding vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic.”

excitement has a responsibility when it comes to preventing the dissemination of content that harms the rights of individuals.He pointed to the high commissioner’s open letter stating that “freedom of expression ends when there is hate speech that incites discrimination, hostility or violence.”

Türk also stated that Twitter’s human rights team and most of the ethics and artificial intelligence department officials were dismissed recently. They’re not a “hopeful start” to Musk’s tenure as CEO.

“Twitter must understand the harm associated with the platform and take steps to remedy it. Respecting our human rights should serve as a boundary for the use and evolution of the social network.“, warned the Austrian high commissioner.


Source: Informacion

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