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A global struggle for control of the Internet is now underway. At stake are no less than civil liberties, privacy and even the character of democracy in the 21st century.
Many commentators have debated whether the Internet is ultimately a force for freedom of expression and political liberation, or for alienation, and repression. In her new book Consent of the Networked - The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom, noted author and Internet policy expert Rebecca MacKinnon moves the debate about the Internet’s political impact to a new level.
It is time, she says, to stop arguing over whether the Internet empowers individuals and societies, and address the more fundamental and urgent question of how technology should be structured and governed to support the rights and liberties of all the world’s Internet users.
The Institute for Human Rights and Business and Index on Censorship invite you to the UK launch of the book. Jo Glanville, Index on Censorship Editor, and Salil Tripathi, IHRB Director of Policy, will join the author in discussing the challenges in ensuring that technology is structured and governed to support human rights and the liberties of all the world's Internet users. This will be followed by a drinks reception and book signing.
