OSCE Dublin Internet Freedom conference
On June 18 - 19, the OSCE Internet Freedom Conference in Dublin brought together human rights activists, internet companies and national governments from across the OSCE region to discuss the future of net freedom.
- The Irish Times described the two day event as far "from being a placid talking shop", with a clear divergence of views on the importance of internet freedom between differing national governments.
The first session was moderated by Index on Censorship's CEO, Kirsty Hughes, with contributions from: 
#dcif Working session 1 panellists: Prof. Michael O'Flaherty @doctorow @article19org @eminmilli @helensheehy- Cory Doctorow gave a staunch defence of net freedom, questioning the conventional view of copyright as a property right:
- Emin Milli pointed out some of the contradictions of a knee jerk "no take down" position, in that his friend and fellow human rights defender Khadija Ismayilova was blackmailed using a tape hosted on a Texas web host:
RT @IndexCensorship: #dcif @eminmilli A firm in Texas hosted the Khadija Ismayilova blackmail tape #azerbaijan- Before session 2, a video from Evgeny Morozov was shown:
RT @netfreedom2012: @evgenymorozov's video watched by #dcif participants vimeo.com/23789554 http://pic.twitter.com/lyZEQGr1- On the panel during session 2, Natalia Radzina the editor of Charter97 raised concerns over the export of surveillance technologies:
RT @Liberationtech: MT @IndexCensorship: #dcif @charter97org Radzina - a ban should be introduced on export of surveillance tools to authoritarian regimes
RT @neilhsimon: Charter97: "making a fast buck is more important than human rights", thanks US for sanctions on Belarus #dcif- And went on to question whether Belarus should remain in the OSCE at all:
- RT @IndexCensorship: #dcif @charter97org what's the point of OSCE principles if Belarus violates pretty much of all them and remains in the club?
- Whilst Andrew Anderson, the Deputy Director of Front Line Defenders attacked the securocrats in Western democracies:
- Beyond security, the role of the internet as a military tool was explored in session 2 by NATO's Dr. Jamie Shea:
- Finally, recognising that the internet has thrown up a series of specific issues for the judiciary was recognised by Dr. Daniel Calingaert, the Vice-President of Freedom House:
RT @IndexCensorship: #dcif @FreedomHouseDC Calingaert - specialist training for judges on net issues makes sense- The third session on social media opened a particularly broad debate, ranging from Facebook to Wikileaks:
RT @klillington: Icelanders used a Facebook app to help co-write their constitution. Nice! #dcif- Iceland's engagement with social media to redraft its constituent, was in stark contrast with the hostile attitude of other OSCE member states to social media:
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