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Welcome to the Official Schedule for RightsCon Toronto 2018. This year’s program, built by our global community, is our most ambitious one yet. Within the program, you will find 18 thematic tracks to help you navigate our 450+ sessions. 

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Last updated: Version 2.3 (Updated May 15, 2018).

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Nathan White

Access Now
Senior Legislative Manager
Washington DC
Websiteaccessnow.org
Nathan White (Email: nathan@accessnow.org, PGP Key: 0x9030A74E) is the Senior Legislative Manager for the Access advocacy team. A former communications director in the U.S. Congress, Nathan has shaped political and social issue campaigns across the United States and the internet. He holds a B.A. in political science from Kalamazoo College and an M.A. in global marketing, communications, and advertising from Emerson College.
Wednesday, May 16
 

09:00 EDT

RightsCon Toronto Opening Ceremonies 206A

10:30 EDT

Bot Battles: Disinformation, Computational Propaganda and Speech Regulation – Digital Rights and Press Freedom 201C Lightning Talks: State Sponsored Trolls & (Dis) information 205A

12:00 EDT

Wearing many hats: What is the future of online independent media - ideating and brainstorming 204A Whose news? Building a media industry that truly serves Canadians 203A

14:30 EDT

The right to record, perpetrator video, and human rights 206A When the government goes phishing. State-sponsored phishing and disinformation campaigns. 206C

16:00 EDT

Ally Skills Workshop 206B "Competition Is For Losers": How Can We Scale Collaborations that Challenge the Kleptocrats? 206A Zeroing in on journalism and press freedom in zero-rating initiatives 201B

17:00 EDT

Fixing Canada's Broken Access to Information (ATI) System Village Main Stage
 
Thursday, May 17
 

09:00 EDT

Leveraging Technology to Address Misinformation 205B

10:30 EDT

Elections and information disorders in Latin America. 205B Lightning Talks: Responses to Fake News: Blockchain, Critical Thought or Criminalization 205A

12:00 EDT

Harmful Content: Fighting Online Terrorist Incitement and Politically Motivated Disinformation 204B Mind the Shark: Informational Flow in Natural Disasters, from Fake News to Rumors 200B

16:00 EDT

Is it misinformation or persuasion that is the problem? 206A Access Now's Heroes at RightsCon 202B

17:15 EDT

Lightning Talks: Media Manipulation and the Changing Landscape of Journalism 205A
 
Friday, May 18
 

09:00 EDT

Countering Media Manipulation: Linking Research and Action 206D

10:30 EDT

Youth: The Vanguardians of Information 206B

16:00 EDT

From clickbait to misinformation: How can we change the way we measure, value and monetize content online? 204C How to effectively combat online manipulation and disinformation? 203A

17:15 EDT

Has Social Media Destroyed our Information Diets and Politics? 203A