On September 24, round table: "Election and abuses on social networks: does Ukraine need amended law?

A public debate will be held in Ukrinform at 2:30 p.m. on September 24 as to: "Does Ukraine need legislation to counteract social abuse during the election time?" (Hall 2).

Organizers: NGO "Center for Democracy and Rule of Law"; NGO "Internews-Ukraine".

Participants:

Igor Razklaj - NGO "Center for Democracy and Rule of Law";

Vitaliy Moroz - NGO "Internews Ukraine";

Oksana Maksimenyuk - Institute for Regional Press Development;

Alexander Burmagin - Human Rights Platform;

Svetlana Ostapa - NGO " Detector Media ";

Maxim Dvorovy - Digital Security Laboratory;

Vita Volodovskaya - Digital Security Laboratory;

Roman Golovenko - Institute of Mass Information.

Questions to be discussed:

• Do we need to change the legislation?
• How do you protect free speech and avoid abuses?
• How should cooperation between the state and technology giants be carried out?
• How to protect democratic elections from foreign interference?

The speakers will talk in details about the rapid development of social networks and the activities of politicians in the online sphere.

Please, fill register form here.

Ukrinform Address: B. Khmelnitsky, 8/16 ("Teatralna" metro station).

Press Center Phone: (044) 299-03-32

Entry by service cards and press cards of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.

Photo credit: Screenshot from Ukrinform's video