Chaired by the BBC's George Alagiah, the Hackney Debates have proven a popular addition the London calendar, returning to St. Peter's Church for the fifth time. The theme this time is the impact of social media on society. Do services such as...
Freaked out by spiralling revelations of NSA surveillance? Worried that the spooks have subverted the internet at every level to make it a vast, multi-layered panopticon? Or simply wary of the way services like Facebook & Google can profile you...
In light of the recently passed Californian law allowing minors to delete any of their online activity, Index organised a Google Hangout in association with student newspapers York Vision and The Student Journals, on whether young people should...
To mark Human Rights Day, the United Nations in partnership with DocHouse, present the UK Premiere of 'Article 12' - a thought-provoking exposé on our current obsession with voyeurism, surveillance technologies, power and control. Featuring...
Speakers Professor Mary Beard – Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge Caroline Dinenage MP – Conservative Chris Bryant MP – Labour Helen Lewis – Deputy Editor, New Statesman Padraig Reidy – News Editor, Index on Censorship Chair: Jackie...
Confirmed speakers: Alan Rusbridger in conversation with William Sieghart David Davis MP Sir Simon Jenkins Jo Glanville Tom Watson MP RIBA 66 Portland PAce London W1B 1AD Monday, 4 November 2 0 1 3 6.4 5 – 9.0 0 P M RSVP:...
Index decided it would be best to deliver our #DontSpyOnMe petition to EU leaders the old fashioned way…
A workshop exploring the social and economic implications of national-level ICT legislation and regulation and looking into the impact of international telecom practices on human rights. In partnership with Pakistan's Centre for Social and Policy...
The following speech by Sarah Brown, education campaigner for A World at School, was delivered at the launch event for the autumn issue of Index on Censorship magazine. I am delighted to be at Lilian Baylis Technology School – I went to school in...
World leaders need to deliver on their pledges to institute universal primary education — especially for girls — if the world wants to empower the next generation, campaigner Sarah Brown said in a speech at the launch of the autumn issue of Index on Censorship magazine on Tuesday.