Agenda
IGF 2014 sub theme that this workshop fall under Internet and Human Rights |
Description The paradox of the internet for advancing human rights is well known: it has created new vistas for citizen mobilization and knowledge-sharing, yet also created new means for governments to monitor, censor, and harass. As the internet has grown, the technical means have gone from obvious methods like blocking sites to more nuanced techniques such as DNS re-routing and use of DPI to monitor or redirect traffic. In some cases these efforts are couched within national legislative frameworks; in others they are ad hoc and sub rosa. More and more they also include political attempts in some countries to “de-legitimize” the internet and online media as sources of information, and to control the internet as a discursive space through spamming and trolling, or through direct pressure on private sector media or internet companies. |
Name(s) and stakeholder and organizational affiliation(s) of institutional co-organizer(s) Burcu S. Bakioglu |
Has the proposer, or any of the co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before? yes The link to the workshop report http://criticalinternetculture.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/igf2013-workshop-report-no-276-rights-issues-for-disadvantaged-groups/ (IRP) http://wsms1.intgovforum.org/content/no175-regional-and-country-level-igfs-whats-stake-and-whos-involved#report (Freedom House) |
Type of session Debate |
Duration of proposed session 90 |
Subject matter #tags that describe the workshop #humanrights, #accesstoinformation, #FoE, #security, #blocking, #censorship, #netrights |
Names and affiliations (stakeholder group, organization) of speakers the proposer is planning to invite Karl Kathuria, Psiphon, Business, confirmed |
Name of Moderator(s) Nate Schenkkan, Burcu S. Bakioglu |
Name of Remote Moderator(s) No information provided |
Description of how the proposer plan to facilitate discussion amongst speakers, audience members and remote participants Invited participants will be asked to make brief introductory statements indicating the context and circumstances for their own groups, focusing on specific cases and examples of how censorship and surveillance on the Internet has effected freedom of speech and civil liberties online. They will suggest ways in which these situations might be improved through the application and investment of relevant stakeholders. After a round of audience input and responses the panelists will sum up by making 2-3 concrete recommendations that can be carried forward to relevant working groups in the IGF and beyond. |
Description of the proposer's plans for remote participation Remote participation will be encouraged through outreach on listservs, social media outlets, and comments will be solicited before hand through advanced notice of the workshop. A remote participation moderator will be present to facilitate comments and contributions from remote participators. |
Background paper |