11-17, 17:30–18:00 (Asia/Beirut), Station
There is no doubt that today’s digital spaces are mainly ruled by a handful of profit-hungry technology megacorporations. Their practices benefit society’s most powerful and exclude marginalized groups and individuals. From social media platforms to search engines to our GPS technologies, the internet is not as free as we’d like to believe. But can it be otherwise? How can the internet operate in ways that uplift peoples, democracies, and the globe, rather than further harm the disadvantaged?
Join us in this talk to discuss 2 of the 3 stories produced under this vision!
Nourhane Kazak is the English editor at SMEX.