IS THE FREE AND OPEN INTERNET DYING?

Remember when the internet first became popular? It opened a new world of public virtual spaces, a ‘third space’ much like the Parisian salons and the Viennese cafes – defined by autonomy, anonymity and equality in communicative power for each and every netizen.

Fast forward two decades, and the internet today is barely recognisable. Every page you surf, every word you search, someone will be watching you. What does this mean for the future of internet freedom? Is it really as open as we think it is?

In this talk, Prof. Lokman Tsui will take us through a brief journey through time about the past, present and future of the internet, highlighting the key moments that have damaged this ‘third space’, and discussing the implications for our cultural, economic and political rights.

This talk will be delivered in English.

垂死的互聯網

那些年，我們一起追的互聯網曾是一個開放的「第三空間」 -- 就像巴黎的文化沙龍和維也納的咖啡廳 -- 網民可以匿名、平等和自主地任意交流。

二十年過後，互聯網已變得非常陌生。無時無刻，總有人在監視着我們發表的每一句言論。這將如何影響我們的網絡自由？互聯網還是一個開放的空間嗎？

徐洛文教授將帶領我們探討這些年來破壞互聯網這個「第三空間」 的關鍵時刻，並講解日益封閉的互聯網將爲我們的文化、經濟和政治權益所帶來的影響。

此講座會以英語進行。

Speaker:

Lokman Tsui is an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on free expression and internet policy. Born and raised in the Netherlands, he completed his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania, and most recently held a public policy role as the Head of Free Expression for Asia-Pacific at Google. He was also a Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and a co-editor of The Hyperlinked Society: Questioning Connections in the Digital Age (2008). Lokman is also a columnist at The Guardian, as well as a regular blogger, and managed the unofficial website for filmmaker Wong Kar Wai for many years.

教授簡介

徐洛文是香港中文大學新聞與傳播學院助理教授，主要研究範圍包括互聯網政策和表達自由。在荷蘭成長的他在美國賓夕法尼亞大學取得博士學位，最近於谷歌 (Google) 擔任亞太區互聯網表達自由負責人。他亦是哈佛大學伯克曼中心互聯網與社會研究員，共同編輯 The Hyperlinked Society: Questioning Connections in the Digital Age (2008)。徐洛文現爲英國衛報的專欄作家，擁有自己的網誌，並爲香港導演王家衛管理非官方網站多年。

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