In Dialogue: Online Freedom or Safety?

About the event

The Youth Pride Network is providing an opportunity for tech savvy and digitally native LGBTIQA+ young people to reflect on their user experience on social media, then develop and present actionable strategies to enhance the online space in front of a panel of high profile stakeholders in the sector!

Zooming in on the socio-ethical implications of social media, this program aims to provide a timely and urgent exploration of the tension between safeguarding vulnerable demographics, specifically queer young people from the growing concerns of harassment, polarisation, and misinformation - while still respecting the necessity of individual liberty and freedom of expression

Structure

The program consists of three main sessions:

Session 1 – TechTalk: Understanding the Ethics and Regulations of Social Media  📈🏛️

 An introductory presentation deliver by an expert in social media regulation to equip participants with contexts. 

Session 2 - Co-design: Crafting Youth-led Solutions  🔧⚖️

Working in smaller groups, participants reflect on their user experience online, identifying the problems and co-design recommendations for a specific sector:

• Government & public institutions  

• Big Tech & private sector

• Non-profit, community and civil societies  

The principles of ‘Safety by Design’ which were pioneered by the eSafety Commissioner of Australia will be the guiding values for the participants in co-designing the strategies.

Session 3 - Impact Roundtable: Youth Proposals and Sector Insights  🎤💥
Each group have the unique opportunity to present their co-design strategies to a panel of key stakeholders in the online safety sector. The panellists in return will provide valuable feedback, insights, and potential commitments to adopt these recommendations.

Event Info 
⌚ 10 July @ 12.00pm - 3.30pm
📍Pride Piazza, 142 James Street, Northbridge

Accessibility info
😴 A quiet place/low sensory space will be available.
♿️ This venue is wheelchair accessible and has an accessible toilet.
🧏 Auslan interpreters available on request (please indicate this in the checkout question)
🍿 Food and beverages are provided

We try our best to make our events inclusive of all, if you have any questions or access requirements, please be in touch with Minh Hoang via minh@yacwa.org.au

Registration 

This program is free and open to young people aged 16-25 who identify as a member of the LGBTIQA+ community 🌈🌤️

We highly encourage applicants with diverse lived experience, interests, and backgrounds. So if you're not a super technical person - worry not! As long as you're active on social media and passionate to make a difference in the digital landscape, you are our next Digital Rights Advocate superstar!🌟

However, please make sure fill out all the check-out questions with as much details as possible for your registration to be considered. 

Acknowledgement of Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Whadjuk Noongar as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we will gather for the event. We would like to also pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging; and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture, and extend our deepest gratitude for their custodianship."

About us

Youth Pride Network (YPN) is the peak systemic advocacy body for LGBTIQA+ young people aged 12 - 25 in WA. We are a peer-led organisation working to ensure all LGBTIQA+ young people are included, accepted and celebrated by their communities. YPN are auspiced by the Youth Affairs Council of WA and funded by the Department of Communities.