Untrodden Paths Towards the Right to Privacy in the Digital Era under African Human Rights Law
In: (2022) 12 International Data Privacy Law 1, Oxford University Press
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In: (2022) 12 International Data Privacy Law 1, Oxford University Press
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In: Ayalew , Y E 2021 , ' From digital authoritarianism to platforms' leviathan power : freedom of expression in the digital age under siege in Africa ' , Mizan Law Review , vol. 15 , no. 2 , pp. 455-492 . https://doi.org/10.4314/mlr.v15i2.5
The right to freedom of expression on the internet is under constant siege in Africa due to the actions of States and social media platforms. Many African States have been implementing various authoritarian techniques to trammel freedom of expression in the digital age, including internet shutdowns, repressive national security laws, internet censorship and digital surveillance. Social media companies, on the other hand, exert unbridled power over user-generated contents on their platforms. Their discretionary power to moderate content continues to threaten the right to freedom of expression in Africa. For example, the tug of war between the Nigerian government and Twitter following Twitter's removal of President Buhari's speech epitomises how social media platforms are policing free speech in Africa. I argue that African States must end the practice of digital authoritarianism and robustly respect and protect freedom of expression on the internet based on a human rights-based approach in limiting speech. Beyond superficial human rights vocabulary, platforms must also take human rights seriously and ensure that content moderation practices are guided by human rights-based approach.
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In: African Human Rights Law Journal Vol 20(2) 2020
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In: Ethiopian Human Rights Law Series Volume 12 (2020), in Sisay Alemahu (PhD) and Abadir Ibrahim (JSD) eds, Righting Human Rights through Legal Reform: Ethiopia's contemporary experience (Addis Ababa University Press)
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In: Journal of Information & Communications Technology Law Vol 28: 2 (2019)
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In: Enforcement of Human Rights in Ethiopia: Old and New Challenges, in Wondemagegen T. Goshu and Yohannes E. Ayalew (eds) Ethiopian Human Rights Law Series Volume XIII (Addis Ababa University, School of Law 2022)
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