Name: Meeting Snowden - Square Idea
Uploaded: 2020-01-15T12:05:00.000+01:00
Duration: 2930 s
Description: Edward Snowden, Lawrence Lessig and Birgitta Jónsdóttir, figures of the struggle for liberty, are questioning the future of democracy.

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Meeting Snowden

Edward Snowden, Lawrence Lessig and Birgitta Jónsdóttir, figures of the struggle for liberty, are questioning the future of democracy.

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Edward Snowden talks to us about the future of democracy.

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