The United States and the more than 60 partners that have endorsed the Declaration for the Future of the Internet (DFI) reinforced the vision for an open and global digital future in which all technologies are used to advance, rather than undermine, human rights and democratic values, drawing heavily on the foundations of the FOC’s Tallinn Agenda and the Helsinki Declaration. [...] Strengthening the FOC Building on these efforts to strengthen the FOC as an institution and to expand the FOC membership, the United States, in partnership with the FOC membership, will focus on deepening the Coalition’s diplomatic efforts to reinforce the opportunities of digital technologies globally and address the challenges posed by the growing misuse of digital technologies and threats to hu. [...] As part of the United States’ Chairship in 2023, the FOC will prioritize the following policy topics: promoting and protecting fundamental freedoms, including through countering network disruptions; countering and building resilience to the rise of digital authoritarianism and the misuse of technologies, to include surveillance technologies; advancing norms, principles, and safeguards for artifici. [...] Countering Growing Digital Authoritarianism and the Misuse of Digital Technologies A growing number of governments around the world have been acquiring, developing and deploying a suite of tools to censor, arbitrarily surveil, and violate the rights of individuals online and offline, within their borders and beyond. [...] Building on the FOC’s 2014 Joint Statement on the Use and Export of Surveillance Technology, the FOC has provided a platform for member governments, in consultation with the FOC Advisory Network, to elaborate principles for the rights-respecting use of digital technologies, including with surveillance capabilities, that can serve as a foundation for future efforts to counter the misuse of technolo.
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