Date: Monday 10 June, 7pm
Venue: Kings Place, London (Hall One), here
Tickets: £9.50, available here

The internet: free open space, wild wild west, or totalitarian state? However you view the web, in today’s world it is bringing both opportunities and threats for free expression.

Many of us use the internet everyday, and yet our rights as ‘netizens’ remain largely undefined. And it’s not only states like Iran or China which are limiting internet freedom. Democratic governments also risk stepping in and over-regulating or censoring the net.

So what are the key issues, and how can we address them? Join our expert panel for some answers, featuring columnist David Aaronovitch (chair), activist and blogger Cory Doctorow, the Guardian’s James Ball, international media lawyer Paul Tweed, Yahoo!’s Director of Public Policy Patrick Robinson (tbc) and our CEO Kirsty Hughes for a discussion on who really controls our free expression online.

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