Wednesday, April 26 | 3:15PM–4:15PM | Grand Ballroom (lower level)
Session Type:
Professional Development
It has long been said that “the Internet interprets censorship as failure and routes around it,†but as the Net gets more powerful and more ubiquitous, the motivation increases for governments, commercial interests, and others to limit the free flow of information. This session will examine several prominent current examples of this increasingly troubling activity.
Presenters
T. Kumar
Advocacy Director for Asia & Pacific, Amnesty International USA
Johnathan Shrier
Special Assistant, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment