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Offline restrictions are finding way online, warns rights expert

Offline restrictions are finding way online, warns rights expert

Restrictions that affect people in their daily lives are increasingly finding their way online, a leading human rights expert said on Wednesday.

David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Expression, made his comments on the sidelines of the Internet Governance Forum (#IGF2017) taking place in Geneva.

He told Daniel Johnson that while he welcomed calls for an international treaty that protects people’s rights online, such a move would require far more multilateral discussions in the years ahead.

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Restrictions that affect people in their daily lives are increasingly finding their way online, a leading human rights expert said on Wednesday.

David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Expression, made his comments on the sidelines of the Internet Governance Forum (#IGF2017) taking place in Geneva.

He told Daniel Johnson that while he welcomed calls for an international treaty that protects people’s rights online, such a move would require far more multilateral discussions in the years ahead.

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