Join the Internet Governance Lab, SIS, and SOC, along with Voices of Internet Freedom and the Washington, DC Chapter of the Internet Society on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 2:30pm EST for part one of a two-part virtual series on the future of Internet Freedom.
Internet Freedom has become one of the most pressing human rights issues of the day, but controversies continue to swirl around its future – including questions about what lies ahead in terms of policies, funding, and technologies. Join this event to explore the powerful stories of those affected by online censorship in countries around the world. Participate in a thought-provoking dialogue about the outlook for policies and technologies, as well as emerging threats, and how these will impact efforts to open the Internet in every corner of the globe.
Speakers will include:
Maziar Bahari, Journalism for Change
Xiao Qiang, UC Berkeley, School of Information
Franak Viačorka, Creative Director, RFE/RL Belarus
Tim Receveur, US Institute of Peace
and Representatives of the major anti-censorship technology platforms
Moderated by Eric Novotny and Aram Sinnreich, American University