Oct

Freedom on the Net 2020 Launch

Event description

Key findings from Freedom House's latest report, "Freedom on the Net 2020: The Pandemic's Digital Shadow"

About this Event

Please join Freedom House on Wednesday, October 21 at 11:00 AM for the launch of the Freedom on the Net 2020 report and take part in a lively discussion about how COVID-19 is fueling digital repression worldwide.

This year’s report documents how state and nonstate actors are exploiting opportunities created by the pandemic to shape online narratives, censor critical speech, and build the foundation for a future surveillance state. The conversation will also address country-specific developments and how recent moves to enforce “cyber sovereignty” threaten the future of the free, open, and global internet.

See the full report HERE, and make sure to use the hashtag #FreedomOnTheNet when posting to social media.

Panelists:

Allie Funk

Senior Research Analyst for Technology and Democracy, Freedom House

David Kaye

Clinical Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine, and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression