Episode Details

Each year, Tech Policy Press makes it a priority to cover the findings of the annual Freedom on the Net report from Freedom House, a nonprofit organization founded in 1941 to advance democracy and human rights. This year, Justin Hendrix was invited to moderate a panel discussion at an event to mark the launch of the report. This episode features audio from that Oct. 22 event, with experts including:

• Kian Vesteinsson, deputy director of research at Freedom House and Freedom on the Net author;
• Jennifer Brody, deputy director of policy and advocacy for Technology and Democracy at Freedom House;
• Callum Voge, director of governmental affairs and advocacy at the Internet Society;
• Mahsa Alimardani, digital rights researcher and advocate; and
• David Peterson, general manager of Proton VPN at Proton.