RightsCon 2025 is set to begin in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 24th and will also be available online. The event, organized by Access Now, gathers international digital rights advocates, human rights experts, government officials, and leaders from the tech industry.
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) will actively participate in several panels during the conference from February 24-27. Discussions will cover artificial intelligence, censorship, content moderation, and language access.
On Tuesday, February 25th, Silvia Lorenzo Perez will speak on "Regulating spyware: implementing the PEGA committee report and beyond the EU," scheduled for 9-10 a.m. Taiwan Standard Time (TST).
Wednesday's agenda includes Aliya Bhatia presenting research on multilingual AI at "Enhancing Multilingual AI: Developing Best Practices for Building Multilingual Language Models" from 4:30-5:30 p.m. TST.
Thursday features a workshop titled "Local vs. Global: Addressing Inequalities in Content Moderation" at 9-10 a.m. TST. This session is hosted by CDT alongside Paradigm Initiative, Centre for Internet & Society, and Hiperderecho.
Later that day, Bhatia will join a panel discussion hosted by the European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law on large language models' role in content moderation.
Nick Sullivan from CDT will attend RightsCon focusing on internet shutdowns and disruptions while participating in SplinterCon side events. Kate Ruane of CDT’s Free Expression division will engage with events held by the Freedom Online Coalition as part of their network. Greg Nojeim will participate in his capacity within the Global Encryption Coalition.
