2013 IDEA Asia Karl Popper Debate Championship

AKPDC rounds 1, 2, quarterfinals:

Developing countries should cease efforts to crack down on digital piracy 

AKPDC rounds 5, 6, final:

Access to the internet should be considered a fundamental human right

AKPDC Round 3: The Internet and lifestyles

• Fan pages or websites that glorify mass killers, rapists and other people who do bad things should be banned
• Parents should be given full access to their children’s social networking accounts
• Websites that advertise brides from overseas should be banned

AKPDC Round 4: The Internet and crime

• Governments should hire hackers to track down cyber-criminals
• Governments should pay their citizens to put up videos of police brutality on social networking sites
• Online gambling should be allowed everywhere

AKPDC Octos: The Internet and International Relations

• Online whistle-blowers (such as Wikileaks) have done more harm than good
  Context: Wikileaks is a non-profit, online organisation that publishes secret information and media leaks from anonymous sources
• States have the right to turn off the internet during times of crisis/conflict/disaster
• Democratic states should actively assist locals in oppressive regimes to breach internet restrictions

AKPDC Semis: The Internet and privacy

• Online anonymity should be abolished
• States should be able to monitor internet usage of individuals suspected of criminal activity
• States should create an online public database of criminals