Hate, Trolls and Freedom of Expression Online: What To Do?

Hate, Trolls and Freedom of Expression Online: What To Do?
Podcast (1:37:03)
Tuesday April 4, 2017 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Rogers Communcation Centre, Room 103
Ryerson University
80 Gould Street
Toronto, Ontario
The surge in both online abuse, most commonly gendered, racially-, sexually- or religiously-based, and in technologically-enabled harassment demands we reconsider the thorny question of how democratic societies deal with abusive discourse while preserving the right to free expression. Four prominent experts will engage in a lively discussion about the problems and what should be done.
Panelists:
Noor Javed, Award-winning Reporter, Toronto Star
Julie Lalonde, Ottawa-based Women’s Rights Activist
Penni Stewart, Associate Professor of Sociology, York University
James L. Turk, Director, Centre for Free Expression, Ryerson University
Moderator:
Fuyuki Kurasawa, Research Chair in Global Digital Citizenship, York University
This event is co-sponsored with Global Digital Citizenship Lab at York University
For more information about the GDCL at York please visit: http://gdcl.apps01.yorku.ca/
This is a free event and no registration is required.