22 Jan

Policy Directions to Address Global Challenges of Encrypted Messaging and Extreme Speech

Date:

Wed:
all day

22 January 2025

Location:

Center for Advanced Studies Seestr. 13 80802 Munich

Workshop organized by Prof. Dr. Sahana Udupa (CAS Research Group/LMU).

WhatsApp, an end-to-end encrypted, cross-platform messaging service owned by Meta, has emerged as a central communication tool for a vast number of people, with more than 2 billion users and 100 billion daily messages worldwide. Telegram, another messaging application, is estimated to have 950 million active users globally. At the same time, the vast reach and popularity of these platforms have ignited debates on their role in facilitating hateful, discriminatory, false, and illegal content. This workshop discusses the key challenges and opportunities related to encrypted messaging services.

Participants are the fellows of the CAS Research Group.

Registration

Registration is required for participation. If you are interested in our event, please contact us: info@cas.lmu.de