Top of page

Film, Video Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media in Egypt and Pakistan

Webinar

Transcript: TEXT

About this Item

Title

  • Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media in Egypt and Pakistan

Summary

  • In recent years, there has been an increased global focus on the governmental responses to the dissemination of hate speech and false information online. This webinar focused on current and proposed legal frameworks for regulating unlawful and harmful speech on social media platforms in Egypt and Pakistan. The presenters addressed the obligations (e.g. content removal) and liabilities of social media companies, the criminalization of certain online content, and the free speech implications for these limitations on online platforms.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Law Library of Congress (U.S.), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2021-09-23.

Notes

  • -  Classification: Law.
  • -  George Sadek, Tariq Ahmad.
  • -  Recorded on 2021-09-23.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024697746

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

While the Library of Congress created most of the videos in this collection, they include copyrighted materials that the Library has permission from rightsholders to present. Rights assessment is your responsibility. The written permission of the copyright owners in materials not in the public domain is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. There may also be content that is protected under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. Permissions may additionally be required from holders of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights). Whenever possible, we provide information that we have about copyright owners and related matters in the catalog records, finding aids and other texts that accompany collections. However, the information we have may not be accurate or complete.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Credit Line: Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S Law Library Of Congress. Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media in Egypt and Pakistan. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-23, 2021. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024697746/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Law Library Of Congress, U. S. (2021) Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media in Egypt and Pakistan. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-23. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024697746/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S Law Library Of Congress. Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media in Egypt and Pakistan. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-23, 2021. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024697746/>.