Internet Without Borders is a travelling conference-laboratory uniting technology professionals, journalists, activists around a common challenge: digital resistance to Russian state propaganda and ending the invasion of Ukraine as soon as possible.
Between April 28-30th our laboratory will come to Berlin. We invite people from the region (and those willing to travel) to submit your ideas for talks, presentations, panels, demos and workshops, as well as hackathon challenges on the following thematics:
Anti-censorship boot camp
- Understanding censorship circumvention technologies
- Satellite, radio and mobile communication strategies for evading censorship
- Censorship analysis as a tool for circumvention
Internet Freedom agitprop
- Targeted outreach / advertising / messaging for different audiences
- Ensuring the online availability, accessibility and re-transmission of independent media and anti-war information sources
Digital Antiwar Resistance
- Secure communications in adversary and isolated networks
- OSINT research to discredit propaganda narratives
- Supporting anti-war communities and influencers’ campaigns
The event will be held in English and Russian with simultaneous translations provided and take place over the three days. Possible formats for your contribution include: presentations or demos (15 minutes); panel discussion (55 minutes), interview with an expert (30 minutes). You can suggest a different format as well.
In addition, we’re excited to announce a call for hackathon challenges! We’re looking for innovative ideas that leverage technology to support digital resistance and advance the cause of internet freedom. Selected challenges will be presented at the “Digital Resistance Lab” and teams will have the opportunity to work on their solutions throughout the event. Hackathon challenges will be awarded a bounty prize by the conference organizers.
Who are the organizers?
The event is organized by eQualitie and Teplitsa (Technologies for Social Good) with support from the Internet Defence Society and Novaya Gazeta Europe. We will be joined by our technology partners AmneziaVPN, Lantern, Access Now, OONI, New Node and CENO.
eQualitie creates decentralized internet services in support of a more equal and equitable network. Our solutions are open source, battle proven and developed in mind of our values. Everyday, they enable freedom of association for millions of people online.
Тeplitsa. Technologies for Social Good – an independent educational and development project whose mission is to strengthen Russian civil society through information technology