[/TR/ethical-web-principles/] Formal Objection (Proposed Statement review)

From:
  https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/33280/EthicalWebPrinciples/results

We object to Section 2.6 due to its vague restrictions, such as 
‘contravening other human rights’ and undefined ‘hate speech,’ which 
could undermine freedom of expression. To safeguard free speech, 
limitations should only apply to content inciting violence or clearly 
causing unlawful harm. This is necessary to prevent arbitrary censorship 
and protect healthy discourse.
We support [Member A]’s recommendation to change the first sentence of 
this section to “We will create web technologies and platforms that 
encourage free expression.“, and we’d also like to see the example in 
the parentheses removed.

[Member A] 
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-review-comments/2024Sep/0014.html

Received on Thursday, 12 September 2024 12:49:05 UTC