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<div>This is an update on what has been happening with the Manila
Principles on Intermediary Liability since our launch on 24 March.<br>
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<b>Website and background paper</b><br>
<br>
So far the website looks much the same as it did at launch, except
that the draft background paper has been revised to align with the
final text of the principles (it is accessible under the "Learn
more" menu, and it remains open for corrections if you should find
any errors).<br>
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There are however some much more significant improvements to the
website in the works, which we hope to unveil by June 17. These
include translations, "tooltip-style" definitions that you can
read by hovering over key words, improved styling and many more -
if you are interested, I can send you a complete list of changes.<br>
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If you haven't yet signed on to the principles, June 17 is a good
date to add to your calendar because once the website improvements
are online, we plan to significantly ramp up outreach efforts,
beginning with the a panel at the Asia-Pacific Regional IGF
(APrIGF) - see below.<br>
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<b>Upcoming events</b><br>
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Amongst the presentations of the Manila Principles that have
already been given at global meetings include <a
href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/FreedomOpinion/Pages/CallForSubmission.aspx">Eduardo
Bertoni's presentation</a> at the Freedom Online Coalition
conference in Mongolia on 12 May, my presentation at World Press
Freedom Day in Latvia in the same week, and just today Gabrielle
Guillemin's presentation at EuroDIG in Bulgaria. A month from now
I'll be presenting at APrIGF in Macau, following a separate event
that will be held in Seoul focusing on Korean intermediary
liability laws.<br>
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A Manila Principles workshop will also be held at the global IGF
in Brazil this year. You can find the workshop page here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://intgovforum.org/cms/wks2015/index.php/proposal/view_public/242">http://intgovforum.org/cms/wks2015/index.php/proposal/view_public/242</a>.
A tentative list of participants is already shown there, but this
is quite fluid so if you intend to be at the IGF, or you know
someone who will be, please let us know if you or they would be
interested in participating as part of the panel.<br>
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Outreach to intermediaries is also an important part of our work
to disseminate the principles, and this is just beginning, with
one such bilateral meeting having been held with Twitter so far.
If you are interested in giving a presentation in your area,
please be in touch for some resources that we can provide
including slides, stickers and formatted or translated versions of
the text.<br>
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<b>UN Special Rapporteur</b><br>
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The newest UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of
opinion and expression, David Kaye, has included a positive
reference to the Manila Principles in his latest report, which is
available at <a
href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session29/Documents/A.HRC.29.32_AEV.doc">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session29/Documents/A.HRC.29.32_AEV.doc</a>.
EFF wrote a short blog post about this (not focusing on the Manila
Principles, but mentioning them) at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/un-special-rapporteur-calls-upon-states-protect-encryption-and-anonymity-online">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/06/un-special-rapporteur-calls-upon-states-protect-encryption-and-anonymity-online</a>.<br>
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<b>Translations</b><br>
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</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As
mentioned above, so far we have several translations of the
text in preparation. Versions in Arabic, Chinese, French and
Korean are already compelte, with Spanish, Portuguese and
Russian also on the way. For some of these languages the FAQ
page and some pop-up definitions will also be translated. For
others, we are still looking for volunteers to translate those
parts, so please be in touch if you can help with that.<br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jeremy
Malcolm</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Senior
Global Policy Analyst</span></div>
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Frontier Foundation</span></div>
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