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The IPI Turkish National Committee will be hosting the English-language webinar “Digital Censorship: Turkey’s New Social Media Law and Its Implications for Free Media” following the passage of Turkey’s controversial new social media regulations in July.
On Monday, August 31, journalists and of the IPI National Committee and members Banu Güven and Emre Kızılkaya will host Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA) and Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee Sergey Lagodinsky, academic and cyber-rights expert Yaman Akdeniz and IPI Deputy Director Scott Griffen, who will talk about the most recent discussions around the new social media regulation, which dramatically expands government control over free expression on social media and online platforms.
The webinar is funded by the European Union and will be held in English.
Speakers:
Banu Güven - Anchorwoman, journalist for DW Turkish
Sergey Lagodinsky - MEP(Greens/EFA), Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
Emre Kızılkaya - Vice-chair of IPI Turkey National Committee; Project editor, Journo.com.tr
Yaman Akdeniz - Academic and cyber-rights expert
Scott Griffen - IPI Deputy Director