Freedom of expression online – new inquiry launch
16 November 2020
The Communications and Digital Committee launches a new inquiry into how the right to freedom of expression should be protected online and how it should be balanced with other rights.
- Call for evidence
- Send a written submission
- Inquiry: Freedom of expression online
- Communications and Digital Committee
Chair’s comment
Lord Gilbert of Panteg, Chair of the Committee, said:
“In recent years there have been a growing number of controversies relating to the use of the right to freedom of expression online. We hope to hear views from all sides of the debate on the roles that platforms and the state should play in protecting or curtailing what users can say online.”
Other questions
Other questions posed by the committee include:
- How should good digital citizenship be promoted?
- Should online platforms be under a legal duty to protect freedom of expression?
- To what extent should users be allowed anonymity online?
- How can content moderation systems be improved?
- Would strengthening competition regulation of dominant online platforms help to make them more responsive to users’ views about content and moderation?
Timeline
The committee invites written contributions to its inquiry by Friday 15 January 2021.