EFFecting Change

Is There Hope for Social Media?
Thursday, March 20
12:00 - 1:00 PM Pacific

Users are frustrated with legacy social media companies. Unpredictable censorship, hostility, and dodgy information collide on platforms that seem designed to exploit your emotions for ad revenue. Yet social media also sparked positive social movements, fostered creativity, and connected people in ways that were once unimaginable. Is it possible to effectively build the kinds of communities we want online while avoiding the pitfalls that have driven people away?

Join our panel featuring EFF Civil Liberties Director David Greene, EFF Director for International Freedom of Expression Jillian York, Mastodon’s Felix Hlatky, and Bluesky’s Emily Liu as they explore the future of free expression online and why social media might still be worth saving.

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Simulcasts: Twitch, Facebook Live, Twitter, and YouTube Live

This event will be recorded and available on our Youtube page and the Internet Archive. Recordings of previous streams can be found here.

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EFFecting Change: Pride in Digital Freedom
June 12 at 4:00 PM PT

This Pride season, our panelists look at the role that emerging laws and platform policies play in the digital privacy and free expression rights of the LGBT+ community, and how this echoes the experience of marginalized people across the world.

EFF Turns 35!
July 10 at 3:00 PM PT

Since 1990, EFF’s lawyers, activists, analysts, and technologists have used everything in their toolkit to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world. They’ve seen it all and in this special EFF 35th Anniversary livestream, we’ll explore what’s next for technology users.

EFF Awards Honoring Those Who Are EFFecting Change
September 12 at 12:00 PM PT

For over 30 years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has presented awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing digital rights. The EFF Awards celebrate the accomplishments of people working toward a better future for technology users, both in the public eye and behind the scenes.

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November 6 at 10:00 AM PT

Generative AI is like a Rorschach test for anxieties about technology–be they privacy, replacement of workers, bias and discrimination, surveillance, or intellectual property. Our panelists discuss how to address complex questions and risks in AI while protecting civil liberties and human rights online.