Event
8th
Feb 2021

From Arab Spring to the Capitol Attack: The rise in Big Tech’s unchecked power – A Twitter Chat on the Road Ahead

Monday, 8 Feb 2021, 4:00 pm-Monday, 8 Feb 2021, 5:00 pm

The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy is having a Twitter chat on ‘From Arab Spring to the Capitol Attack: The rise in Big Tech’s unchecked power’ on February 8 at 4 PM in collaboration with Bar & Bench. The chat will take place on Bar & Bench’s Twitter handle.

Vidhi’s Jai Vipra and Aniruddh Nigam and the Centre for Internet and Society’s Aman Nair will talk about why the recent changes in technology require a parallel change in regulatory approach. Topics that will be covered include Trump’s Twitter ban, Big Tech’s ability to control public conversation, the proposed changes in WhatsApp’s privacy policy, Jio’s influence in India, among others.

Send in questions to us for the Twitter chat at @barandbench handle using the hashtag #BigTechPower.