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End Digital Cultural Erasure Act

Abstract:

This act aims to prevent the exclusion, distortion, or removal of marginalized cultures, histories, and voices from digital platforms, archives, and AI systems by promoting equitable access, representation, and community ownership of digital spaces.

Description:

Description:

  1. Digital Inclusion of Marginalized Cultures:
    Mandate equitable access to online platforms, cultural archives, and educational tools for Indigenous, minority, and historically oppressed communities. Ensure local content and languages are digitally visible and searchable.

  2. AI and Algorithmic Fairness Standards:
    Require companies to audit and reform AI training data, algorithms, and content moderation practices to prevent systemic bias, misrepresentation, or exclusion of culturally specific content and perspectives.

  3. Funding for Community Digital Archives:
    Support local communities in building and maintaining their own digital heritage repositories—including oral histories, traditional knowledge, art, and ceremony—under principles of data sovereignty and cultural consent.

  4. Legal Protections Against Digital Censorship:
    Establish legal safeguards that protect culturally sensitive or identity-affirming digital expression from unfair takedowns, content suppression, or de-platforming.

  5. Multilingual and Culturally Competent Interfaces:
    Promote the development of websites, government services, and platforms in multiple languages with culturally relevant design, icons, and navigation tools.

  6. Partnerships with Tech Companies and Platforms:
    Require social media platforms, search engines, and digital infrastructure providers to collaborate with civil society and cultural groups to prevent digital erasure and amplify marginalized voices.

  7. Education and Digital Literacy Campaigns:
    Fund global public education programs on the importance of digital cultural diversity, misinformation risks, and how to preserve and share culture ethically online.

  8. International Digital Cultural Rights Charter:
    Develop a UN-endorsed charter on digital cultural rights, outlining the rights of communities to control, represent, and transmit their cultural identity in online environments.

Possible Outcomes and Implications:

  • Increased digital visibility, safety, and dignity for Indigenous and minority cultures.
  • Greater equity in AI development and cultural representation across platforms.
  • Preservation of endangered traditions and identities in rapidly digitizing societies.
  • A more inclusive, just, and representative global digital landscape.

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Voting Instructions:

  1. If you support the "End Digital Cultural Erasure Act", respond with "Yes."
  2. If you do not support the act, respond with "No."
  3. If you have suggestions for modifications or additional points, please share them.

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