The United Nations Global Principles for Information Integrity.

From the UN Secretary-General’s remarks at the launch:

… These five principles – [societal] trust and resilience; independent, free, and pluralistic media; healthy incentives; transparency and research; and public empowerment – are based on an overriding vision of a more humane [information] ecosystem.

They call for an information environment that champions human rights and a sustainable future.

And they provide a solid foundation for sustainable, inclusive development, climate action, democracy, and peace.

… Threats to information integrity are not new, but they are proliferating and expanding with unprecedented speed on digital platforms, supercharged by AI technologies. 

Science, facts, human rights, public health and climate action are under attack.

And when information integrity is targeted, so is democracy – which depends on a shared, fact-based perception of reality. 

False narratives, distortions and lies breed cynicism, disbelief and disengagement. They undermine social cohesion, putting the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach.  

Opaque algorithms push people into information bubbles and reinforce prejudices including racism, misogyny and discrimination of all kinds.