Date
17 August
Time
1:00 pm
Venue
Underbelly Bristo Square
McEwan Hall
suitability
Age 18+ (Guideline)
Tickets from
£19.50
(includes booking fee)
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The Front List - Cory Doctorow and Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia founder Wales and sci-fi author Doctorow discuss the internet's future.
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?
Presented By
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Duration
60 minutes
Price
Tickets from
£19.50
(includes booking fee)
Accessibility
Wheelchair Spaces
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