Teaching activities – Course No. 3

TEACHING UNITS:
A protected, safe and secure digital environment
Privacy and individual control over data
Unlawful online citizen surveillance
Hate speech, hate crime, cyber violence
The right to be safeguarded from abuse
The right to freedom of expression and the right to be heard
Protection and empowerment of children and young people in the digital environment
Protecting children and young people against harmful and illegal content, exploitation, manipulation and abuse online
Protecting children and young people against illegal tracking, profiling and targeting

Our digital environment can be threatened by various challenges, such as online disinformation, which causes an erosion of trust in institutions and media. The rise of hate speech, hate crimes and cyber violence also puts at risk our fundamental rights online. Hate speech, whether online or offline, poses a threat to democracy and human rights. Cyber violence and hate speech online occur on a variety of platforms: social media, web content and discussion sites. Unlawful online citizen surveillance, the right to be safeguarded from abuse, the right to freedom of expression, and the right to be heard have an important role in this part of the course. The implications of the digital age for children’s rights have yet to be worked out. Therefore, protecting and empowering children and young people in the digital environment is particularly important.

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