Please join us for the launch of Freedom on the Net 2016, the latest edition of Freedom House’s annual assessment of online censorship and user rights in 65 countries around the world. The panel will discuss trends in internet freedom, and the advances and setbacks over the past year, including the new restrictions on social media and communications tools, most censored topics and apps, and the expansion of digital activism.
Speakers:
Sanja Kelly
Director, Freedom on the Net Freedom House
Darya Luganskaya
Moscow-based tech journalist
'Gbenga Sesan
Executive Director Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
Sally Shipman Wentworth
Vice President of Global Policy Internet Society
Moderator:
Daniel Calingaert
Acting President Freedom House
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