<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">Humor is a serious matter! No Joke!</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default">No Real time Text, but a transcript will be forthcoming.</div><br><br><div class="msg571183329253393722"><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;background-color:rgb(246,247,247);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(16,21,23);line-height:1.7"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_571183329253393722body" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:588.4px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_571183329253393722container" style="margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;font-size:16px;display:block;max-width:832px;width:588.4px;padding-top:24px"><div class="m_571183329253393722content" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px"><table role="presentation" class="m_571183329253393722main" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:rgb(255,255,255);width:588.4px;border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_571183329253393722wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:24px"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:540.4px"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:540.4px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">On <strong>Friday October 25, 2024</strong>, at <strong>14:30-17:30 EDT</strong> (18:30-21:30 UTC) <strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=869970fdec80949da23992ce324737b106bec655520f1cd604c3aa144654fbe7&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18489&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=6bdde7a0d1323bc9938712854c599736&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9nbG9iYWxmcmVlZG9tb2ZleHByZXNzaW9uLmNvbHVtYmlhLmVkdS8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Columbia Global Freedom of Expression (CGFoE)</a></strong> hosts a panel and roundtable on the upcoming toolkit '<strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e133398def8eb5ae378c2386f3aed11d07a4a66ffba94e6f31fcecc815253f9f&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18489&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=1a875e6be3ddc544a26a2f147db70512&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9nbG9iYWxmcmVlZG9tb2ZleHByZXNzaW9uLmNvbHVtYmlhLmVkdS9ldmVudHMvd2hhdHMtaW4tYS1qb2tlLWh1bW9yLWluLWZyZWUtc3BlZWNoLWp1cmlzcHJ1ZGVuY2UtYW5kLWNvbnRlbnQtbW9kZXJhdGlvbi10b29sa2l0LWxhdW5jaC1hbmQtcm91bmR0YWJsZS8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">What’s in a Joke? Assessing Humor in Free Speech Jurisprudence and Content Moderation</a></strong>' at<a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=788b3c012aa4027813ec8eabb78b6dcd237bed4c51924b686e7216cc5e392bd5&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18489&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=c5537e636cefacd30f508bfd640693f8&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTg0ODk" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)"><img role="button" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cgfoe-humor-300x169.png" alt="isoc live" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 24px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a> Columbia University in NYC.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">Humor is often at the center of <strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=761965a583535c7e4f8c0938df87ed7d99d27fbefc86491ff568be33a5426f58&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18489&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=c64b95c79104a5355bcb427d639713d4&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9nbG9iYWxmcmVlZG9tb2ZleHByZXNzaW9uLmNvbHVtYmlhLmVkdS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMy8wNi9HRm9FX0hVTU9SLnBkZg=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">complex legal cases</a></strong> and content moderation decisions regarding free speech and its limits. How can judges – or social media platforms – navigate the gray areas between satire and defamation, provocative jokes and hate speech, or parody and copyright violation? These challenges have become increasingly daunting in the digital age, with ironic ambiguity and context collapse playing a key role in online communication. Moreover, generative AI (e.g. deepfakes) has further muddled the line between legitimate creative reuse on the one hand (as in parody or satire), and the violation of personal or IP rights on the other.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">The toolkit, which is scheduled for release in January 2025, is primarily intended for legal professionals and Trust & Safety agents, with the aim of helping them establish an informed, well-balanced, and consistent approach to humorous expression in light of both human rights law and interdisciplinary humor research. However, it will also be of interest to policymakers and advocacy groups, by addressing topical questions concerning both the protection of lawful humorous expression and the adjudication of illegal or borderline (albeit superficially humorous) content. Lastly, it aims to assist humor creators of all types – from comedians and cartoonists to ‘ordinary’ social media users – in gaining awareness of their rights, while also highlighting the links between certain types of derogatory humor, hate, and harm.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">The authors will present on the four main sections of the toolkit: I. Interpreting humor in context, II. Authoritarian crackdowns on humor and satire, III. Humor, online harm and content moderation, and IV. Humor and Intellectual Property law. This will be followed by an open Q&A ,and a roundtable with four members of the project’s Advisory Board.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">(All times EDT = UTC-4)</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>14:45 Toolkit presentation and open Q&A</b><br><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Alberto Godioli</b> (University of Groningen)<br><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Sabine Jacques</b> (University of Liverpool)<br><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Jennifer Young</b> (University of Groningen)<br>Moderator: <b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Hawley Johnson</b> (Columbia Global Freedom of Expression)</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>16:00 Roundtable and Q&A on humor and free speech</b><br><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Lady Justice Stella Isibhakhomen Anukam</b> (African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights)<br><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>JUDr. Barbora Bukovská</b> (ARTICLE 19)<br><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Mehdi Benchelah</b> (UNESCO)<br><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Judge Darian Pavli </b>(European Court of Human Rights)<br>Moderator:<b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span> Laura Littl</b>e (Temple University Law School)<br>Moderator: <b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Alberto Godioli</b> (University of Groningen)</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">The event will be simulcast by the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=fb7a78ce354c3f0cb00b35a0ce273155556202cbf33725a7bfbbb75fc0dcc129&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18489&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=c98deaf6cb6712eefa4509b47f4a7cef&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLW55Lm9yZw=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Internet Society New York Chapter</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>LIVESTREAM <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ffb4baa0e0d58e1c3c61e77c6f4f2afbb6d9e1127a1de8b2392d0bc4881f487a&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18489&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=57b18f0513f900599a201215de05ddbf&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlc3RyZWFtLmNvbS9pbnRlcm5ldHNvY2lldHkvY2dmb2UtaHVtb3I" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cgfoe-humor</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5e95665c763cf519081c02051d1eecd28cf91a55e239126ae8514894f243fbca&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18489&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=27d86d10a45ea59504df9afd656f3c56&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvNGZoZWRDSg=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">https://bit.ly/4fhedCJ</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>TWITTER <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5a2e5c239f3cff3030a4ab95af04c609ac369a150734e0d617aa506e8d5a0b18&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18489&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=47f5364f506564ca0e1a0d00ffbdd9ef&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvM0JUNUdhUw=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">#HumorToolkit</a> @ColumbiaGFoE @albertogodioli @Sabine_Jacques @unesco</strong><br><strong>@article19org</strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>#HumorToolkit <a href="http://isoc.l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