Non-fiction (Adults)
The Front List: Cory Doctorow and Jimmy Wales
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH EVENT
Remember when the internet was exciting and full of possibilities? As online content becomes darker, more divisive, and sensationalist over truthful, join Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and author of The Seven Rules of Trust, and journalist and sci-fi author Cory Doctorow (author of Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It) for a frank and fascinating discussion on the current state of our online lives. Can the internet ever be good again? Chaired by Gabriel Gatehouse.
Supported by Edinburgh Futures Institute and Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation and the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom
The livestream for this event will also be available on demand after the event ends.
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