Yeni Teknolojilere İnsan Hakları Bakış Açısıyla Yaklaşmak: Kişisel Özerklik ve Ayrımcılık Yasağı

Abstract

Bu makale, kişisel özerklik ve ayrımcılık yapmama ilkeleri temelinde internet ve çevrimiçi iletişimin yeni biçimleri gibi günümüzün yeni teknolojilerini insan hakları hukuku merceğinden ele almaktadır. Bu çalışmada ilk olarak yeni teknolojiler, ifade özgürlüğü ve çevrimiçi içerik moderatörlüğü arasındaki ilişki; ikinci olarak da internetin ayrımcılık yapmama ilkesi bağlamında ortaya çıkardığı zorluklar Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi perspektifinden ele alınarak incelenmektedir. Bu çalışma yeni dijital teknolojiler ve kişisel özerklik kavramlarını ele alırken, ilk olarak çevrimiçi içerik denetiminde kişisel özerklik ve ifade özgürlüğü arasında kurulması gereken dengeye odaklanmaktadır. Daha sonra, kişisel verilerin toplanması ve kitlesel gözetlemenin kişisel özerklik üzerindeki etkileri insan hakları perspektifinden ele alınmaktadır. Son olarak yeni teknolojilerin ayrımcılık yapmama ilkesi bağlamında ortaya çıkardığı zorluklara dönen makale, çevrimiçi ortamda ayrımcı davranışları ele almanın doğurduğu benzer nitelikli sorunlar olan internete erişim ve dijital bölünme meselelerini incelemektedir.

Keywords

• Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi
• Kişisel özerklik
• Ayrımcılık yasağı
• Dijital teknolojiler
• Dijital bölünme

New Technologies through a Human Rights Lens: Reflecting on Personal Autonomy and Non-Discrimination

Abstract

This article seeks to put new technologies, namely the internet and new forms of online communication, under a human rights lens, with a view to reflecting on the issues of personal autonomy and non-discrimination. In particular, the article utilises the perspective of the European Convention of Human Rights to examine firstly, the relationship between new technologies, freedom of expression, and online content moderation, and secondly, the challenges posed by the internet to the principle of non-discrimination. In reflecting upon new digital technologies and personal autonomy, the article firstly focuses on the balancing of personal autonomy and freedom of expression in online content moderation. It then explores the implications for personal autonomy of the collection of personal data and mass surveillance from a human rights perspective. Turning to the challenges posed by new technologies to the principle of non-discrimination, the article deals with the twin issues of addressing discriminatory behaviour online, and access to the internet and the digital divide.

Keywords

• Personal autonomy
• Non-discrimination
• European Court of Human Rights
• Personal autonomy
• Non-discrimination
• Digital technologies
• Digital divide
• Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi
• Kişisel özerklik
• Ayrımcılık yasağı
• Dijital teknolojiler
• Dijital bölünme

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