SXSW 2023

Moving Forward in the Fight for Internet Freedom

Description:

For over a decade, Internet Freedom has been in decline, while dozens of countries suspend internet access and block social media and other communication tools regularly. Civil society operates in many of these countries with limited understanding of the internet freedom landscape and the tools available to protect themselves and enable secure access to information. IRI, in partnership with Google Jigsaw and in collaboration with other democracy assistance implementers and digital rights groups, will share key findings from a year-long working group exploring how various stakeholders can work strategically to implement local and global solutions to the problem of increasing restrictions on internet freedom.


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Takeaways

  1. Internet shutdowns and censorship reduce full political participation, access to information, and online safety, particularly of marginalized groups
  2. The authoritarian internet model is harmful for all democratic actors, not just digital rights groups, and that internet access is a basic right
  3. Recommendations from the report on concrete action items for multiple stakeholders in the internet freedom and democracy space and policy community

Speakers

  • Felicia Anthonio, #KeepItOn Campaign Manager, Access Now
  • Scott Carpenter, Director, Jigsaw Policy and International Engagement, Google Jigsaw

Organizer

Hui Hui Ooi, Senior Program Manager, Technology And Democracy, International Republican Institute


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Presentation
  • Track: Civic Engagement
  • Track 2
  • Level: Beginner


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