Global Commission on Internet Governance - Designing Digital Freedom - A Human Rights Agenda for Internet Governance

The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Centre for International Governance Innovation or its Board of Directors. [...] 164 ABOUT THE GLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE The Global Commission on Internet Governance was established in January 2014 to articulate and advance a strategic vision for the future of Internet governance. [...] Launched by two independent global think tanks, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and Chatham House, the Global Commission on Internet Governance will help educate the wider public on the most effective ways to promote Internet access, while simultaneously championing the principles of freedom of expression and the free flow of ideas over the Internet. [...] For example, private companies face a varied landscape of regulatory The digital mediation of the public sphere has shifted restrictions as to where data can be placed, as well as responsibility for the conditions of individual civil liberties increasing conditions of intermediary liability for the to the institutions and power structures that control the content that users place on their systems. [...] Weber, in the sixth chapter, Ethics in the Internet Environment (2016), addresses the topic of Internet governance and human rights through the lens of ethical standards for protecting privacy.