| 9:30 AM - 9:35 AM | |
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| Welcome | |
| 9:35 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| The Technology of Speech Online | Tor Project Co-Founder Roger Dingledine will discuss the various ways that technology can empower speakers and overcome attempts by governments to censor. He’ll touch on the latest projects from Tor and highlight the ways technologists are working to advance civil liberties worldwide. |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| Technology of Censorship | The Internet has significant potential to enable freedom of expression, but governments around the world are increasingly savvy in how to use various technologies to block access to information and silence speakers. From filtering mandates in the European Union to network shutdowns around the world, this panel will explore how technology and the law are being used to censor, and how activists, journalists, and human rights advocates are fighting back. |
| 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM | |
| Break | |
| 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| Case Studies: Technology of Empowerment | The internet has been hailed as a place for different voices from around the world to thrive, but questions around platform content policies, hate speech, and censorship have challenged how equitable and accessible some online spaces are. However, activists, technologists, platforms operators, and others are finding new ways to put the power back in the hands of the users. This session will explore different compelling examples of user empowerment through technology, including censorship circumvention, fighting harassment, combatting misinformation, and more. |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | |
| Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:25 PM | |
| Afternoon Keynote | As host of the Pessimist Archive podcast, Jason Feifer has developed a unique understanding of the fears that drive techno-panic. Each episode explores a moment in time where new inventions sparked hysteria. Think items like margarine! Or elevators! Or pinball! Feifer’s hope is simple, in exploring and defining yesterday’s fears, we’ll set ourselves up to “defang” the worries of today and prime the successes of tomorrow. |
| 1:25 PM - 2:00 PM | |
| Lightning Talks Part 1 | What does the future of speech look like for a diversity of speakers? Can we overcome present day challenges to grow an internet where speech and democracy thrive? Speakers in this session share their visions for the future of speech online. |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
| Technology of Engagement | Technology underpins and shapes all of our online communications. Technical design choices in site structure, moderation systems, ranking algorithms, and user interfaces can all affect how people engage with information, and with each other. The right combination of technologies and policies can foster healthy engagement between individuals and communities; the wrong combination can be manipulated to drive disinformation and discord. This panel will explore how technical choices affect the nature of online conversations and help or hinder media literacy and constructive dialogue. |
| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | |
| Break | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | |
| Lightning Talks Part 2 | What does the future of speech look like for a diversity of speakers? Can we overcome present day challenges to grow an internet where speech and democracy thrive? Speakers in this session share their visions for the future of speech online. |
| 3:45 PM - 4:10 PM | |
| Lightning Talk Discussion | Following their lightning talks, speakers from the prior sessions will engage in a moderated conversation on forward-looking topics related to speech and technology, then welcome questions from the audience. |
| 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM | |
| Closing Reflections | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| Cocktails | |