Stream from this morning. H/T to Judith Hellerstein for bringing it to our attention. [image: Internews] <https://www.internews.org/>Earlier today, *Thursday March 2 2017*, *Internews <https://www.internews.org/>* presented *Internet Shutdowns and the Silencing of Dissent <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-shutdowns-and-the-silencing-of-dissent-tickets-32090640971>* at Google in Washington DC. From nation-wide shutdowns in Uganda and Gambia to targeted ones in Cameroon and India, restrictions and full blackouts of internet service have become a favorite tool of autocratic and repressive regimes. Shutdowns have wide-ranging effects on everything from political speech to commerce. Internet freedom activists and policy experts from the front ​​ lines of shutdown battles discussed their advocacy work, the trends they are seeing, and how internet shutdowns affect the daily lives of their fellow citizens. Speakers: *Mishi Choudhary*, President and Founding Director for Software Freedom Law Center, India; *Arsene Tungali*, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Rudi International, the Democratic Republic of the Congo; *Carolina Botero*, Director of Fundacion Karisma, Colombia. Moderator: *Kat Duffy*, VP of Global Technology Programs, Internews. Video is below. *View on YouTube*: https://youtu.be/2CmpZCRKehc *Twitter*: #internetshutdowns <https://twitter.com/hashtag/internetshutdowns?f=tweets> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016#comments> *​Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016 ​​ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -