Seminar: Protecting European Democracy in a Post-Truth Society - 6 Sep 2017

A seminar on how to protect European democracy in a post-truth society.

Time: 11pm - 2am (3 - 6pm, CEST)

The Alliance of European Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) are hosting a seminar on how to protect European democracy in a post-truth society.

Fake news, propaganda, social media, new technology companies: this seminar wants to develop a holistic approach toward these different, but interlinked challenges, which have ramifications on the EU’s internal digital single market policies and its domestic and external policies.

See the ALDE Events page for further details.

Programme

1st Panel: Fake news - general overview

15:00   Marietje Schaake MEP, Moderator
15:10   Lisa-Maria Neudert, Oxford University
15:25   David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on Protection of Freedom of Speech
15:40   Q&A

2nd Panel: Fake news and real actors behind

16:00   Petras Auštrevičius MEP, Moderator
16:05   Boris Reitschuster, Author and Journalist
16:20   Rikard Jozwiak, RFE Brussels reporter
16:35   Q&A

3rd Panel: On-line powers and approaches to mitigating the effects of misinformation

17:00   Morten Løkkegaard MEP, Moderator
17:10   Professor Vincent F. Hendricks, University of Copenhagen
17:25   Prabhat Agarwal, DG Connect, European Commission
17:40   Q&A

18:00   Closing remarks