fyi, London, STOP! It's the speech police ... Index On Censorship event
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Not an ORG Cambridge event, just a heads-up on another organisation's event that may interest members.
Index On Censorship free event, booking is via EventBrite - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stop-its-the-speech-police-tickets-63422343938
More details on the Index On Censorship website - https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2019/06/stop-its-the-speech-police/
Extract from IoC's event details:
"In the 15 years since the advent of Facebook, social media has become theway we communicate with one another online. It’s a space where revolutions and romances start but also where hate and anger bubble.
Who decides what content remains or is removed is one of the key challenges of our age. Should social media giants police content or should governments regulate expression online? How do we challenge their decisions?
Join us for an evening with one of the leading thinkers on this issue – UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye – as he marks the the UK launch of his new book Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet.
Kaye will be in conversation with presenter, comedian and data geek Timandra Harkness."
