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                                ISOC Live posted: "Today, Tuesday March 9 2021, at 12pm EST (17:00 UTC) Aspen Digital hosts a webinar 'When the Web Goes Dark: State Control & the Internet'. Autocrats around the world are manipulating access to the internet as a means of state control, especially in th"                   </span>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aspenshutdowns" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/aspenshutdowns-300x169.png" alt="livestream" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>Today, <strong>Tuesday March 9 2021</strong>, at <strong>12pm EST</strong> (17:00 UTC) <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/aspendigital/" target="_blank">Aspen Digital</a></strong> hosts a webinar '<strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/when-the-web-goes-dark-state-control-the-internet/" target="_blank">When the Web Goes Dark: State Control & the Internet</a></strong>'. Autocrats around the world are manipulating access to the internet as a means of state control, especially in the face of protests and dissent. From Myanmar to Venezuela to Iran, we’ve seen a rise in blackouts cutting off critical channels of communication, an increasingly dangerous prospect in the middle of a pandemic. This public program will feature experts in human rights, technology, and cyber access to understand the implications of blocking freedom of information, and what can be done about it.</p>
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