Co-Chairs Report No. 3: The Bellagio Session

At Bellagio, the TWG explored in detail three cross-cutting issues identified during our prior sessions: (1) transparency and accountability; (2) artificial intelligence and content moderation; and (3) dispute resolution mechanisms, including social media councils and e-courts. The group concluded that progress could be achieved on these issues from a multidisciplinary assessment, well-grounded in law, technology and business. The three research topics are intertwined. As with prior sessions, draft briefing papers were circulated in advance of Bellagio and then deliberated at length under Chatham House Rule. Informed by the Bellagio discussions, the authors have revised their analyses. The final papers will be published shortly and posted on the IViR website. The opinions set forth in the papers remain those of the authors.