Promotion and protection of human rights in the context of digital technologies A/RES/80/215 steps to ensure that the digital environment, including safety information, protective strategies, services and forums relating to it, is accessible, inclusive and safe, Expressing concern about the spread of misinformation and disinformation, particularly on social media platforms, including content generated or manipulated through artificial intelligence, which can be designed and implemented so as to mislead, to spread racism, xenophobia, negative stereotyping and stigmatization, to violate and abuse human rights, including the right to privacy, to impede freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, access and impart information, as set out in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and to incite all forms of violence, hatred, intolerance, discrimination and hostility, Stressing the importance of the empowerment of all women and girls by enhancing their equal and safe access to digital technologies, promoting digital, media and information literacy and connectivity to enable the participation and leadership of women and girls in education, including digital education, and training, as well as in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which is also essential to respecting and promoting all human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, and ensuring that all women can participate in and contribute to society at large on equal terms and without discrimination, particularly in the realms of economic and political participation, and reaffirming that the full, equal and meaningful participation of all women and girls in the digital age is critical to achieving gender equality, sustainable development, peace, democracy and the rule of law, Recognizing that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance have a deep negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights and therefore require a comprehensive response, both online and offline, which can contribute to the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence and harassment, including in digital contexts, 1. Affirms that human rights and fundamental freedoms must be protected, online and offline; 2. Encourages all Member States to promote an open, safe, secure, stable, free, interoperable, inclusive, accessible and peaceful digital technology environment in accordance with international law, including the obligations enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and international human rights law; 3. Calls upon all Member States: (a) To consider developing or maintaining and implementing adequate legislation, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including business enterprises, international organizations, civil society and technical and academic communities, with effective sanctions and appropriate remedies, that protects individuals against violations and abuses of their human rights in the digital context; (b) To provide effective and up-to-date guidance to business enterprises on how to respect human rights by advising on appropriate methods, including human rights due diligence, and on how to consider effectively issues of vulnerability and accessibility; (c) To ensure that victims of violations and abuses have effective and accessible remedy, that threats and acts of violence are investigated effectively, and that those responsible are brought to justice in order to combat impunity; (d) To respect all human rights obligations in the development of regulatory frameworks and legislation on the development and use of digital technologies, and set out clearly the expectation for all business enterprises to respect human rights; 6/10 25-20986