SAFEWebLK

Kandy, Sri Lanka, 27 November 2022 Having held its consultations for the North-Western Province in Kurunegala, Factum convened the next round of discussions for SAFEWebLK’s draft Code of Practice for Online Safety in the Kandy District in Sri Lanka’s Central Province. A key highlight from the consultation in Kandy was the relevance of marginalized groups…

Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, 26 November 2022 Having held its consultations for the Northern Province in Jaffna, Factum convened the next round of discussions for SAFEWebLK’s draft Code of Practice for Online Safety in the Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka's North-Western Province. Among the key highlights at the Kurunegala consultation was the importance of the online…

Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 24 November 2022 Having held its consultations for the Western Province in Colombo, Factum convened the next round of discussions for SAFEWebLK’s draft Code of Practice for Online Safety in the Northern Province in Jaffna. The event saw the participation of a number of members from civil society and other sectors. They…

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 and 22 November 2022 SAFEWebLK held its latest round of provincial consultations in Colombo at the Galle Face Hotel. Convened by Factum, the consultations mobilized representatives from fields including media, human rights, state sector, and civil society. During the deliberations, participants highlighted the importance of engaging with tech companies. The consultations…

Hambantota, Sri Lanka, 19 November 2022 Convened by Factum, SAFEWebLK held its second round of consultations for the draft Code of Conduct for Online Safety at Shangri-La Hotel in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The event featured participants from the country’s Southern Province, namely the Galle, Matara, and Hambantota Districts. They hailed from a number of sectors…

Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, 12 November 2022 Kickstarting a month-long series of multistakeholder consultations, SAFEWebLK held a session in Batticaloa on 12 November 2022, from 9 am to 2 pm. The event witnessed the participation of over 50 individuals drawn from a number of civil society groups and sectors. It was conducted by Dr Gehan Gunatilleke…

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 4 November 2022 SAFEWebLK has finalized the first draft of the Code of Practice for Online Safety. The Code, on which SAFEWebLK has collaborated with a number of regional and global internet companies, will delve into four areas: disinformation, hate speech, cyber bullying, and online harassment. The first draft of the Code…

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 13 October 2022 The National Information Technology Conference, organized by the Computer Society of Sri Lanka, was held at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, on 13 October 2022. The session revolved around the theme “Social Media Self Governance.” It saw the participation of a number of professionals and experts from the field, including Mr…

Colombo, Sri Lanka. 30 May 2022 The SafeWebLK initiative is inviting public views and proposals on how to improve self-regulation of content on global social media platforms and other internet services. In the coming months, SafeWebLK will collaborate with global internet companies to come up with a set of public commitments on how they respond…

In late 2021, the idea of a similar Code of Practice for global tech companies vis-à-vis Sri Lanka was fi­rst raised by Factum, an independent think tank that analyses global politics as well as engages in tech diplomacy efforts. In early 2022, Factum initiated SAFEWebLK, a purely Sri Lankan initiative to prepare a Code of Practice…