Memecracy: Freedom’s last bastion

[ UUID ] 8a55f9db-344e-4f09-9cb6-95c6e73e5d18

[ Session Name ] Memecracy: Freedom’s last bastion [ Primary Space ] Web Literacy

[ Submitter's Name ] Sara Fratti [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] IPANDETEC

[ Other Facilitator 1's Name ] Salvador Camacho

[ Other Facilitator 2's Name ] Carlos Guerrero

What will happen in your session?

We will discuss how memes are the most popular way to exercise our right to freedom of speech. During the session we will analyze how creating and sharing memes are legally protected by the freedom of speech laws in Latin American countries. We will highlight some bill projects that might ban and criminalize the memes on the Internet and how this will affect the freedom of expression in these countries and could be a new way of governmental censorship, especially in countries some with a critical political context.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

The goals of our session are mainly:

• To establish how the act of create and share memes on the Internet is legally protected by the right of freedom of speech.
• To create public interest on the idea that some national regulations in Latin American countries could eventually ban this practice.

Time needed

less than 60 mins