page_title: Alternative Informatics Association
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Alternative Informatics Association / Activities
caption_attribution_description: Türkçe: İstiklal Caddesi'ndeki "İnternetime Dokunma" yürüyüşü
context_page_description: The Alternative Informatics Association is an Istanbul, Turkey based civil society organization focusing on the issues of media literacy, Internet censorship, and mass surveillance.
  The association organizes conferences, workshops, publishes e-books, as well as contributes to the organization of online and offline campaigns against internet censorship, mass surveillance. Members have also contributed to publications and activities concerning digital literacy and online games.
context_section_description: Members of the association were part of the organization committee of Turkey's largest street protests against Internet censorship which took place on July 2010 in Istanbul and May 2011 with demonstrations in 30 cities.
  In recent years the association has expanded its role in reporting breaches of digital rights in Turkey and demanding the protection of associated freedoms.
  The Alternative Informatics Association organizes the annual New Media conference in Turkey which has brought together academics, activists and journalists to discuss threats against digital freedom.
caption: Activists protest against internet censorship on İstiklal Avenue
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