Irene Poetranto

Irene Poetranto is a Senior Researcher for the Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary research lab on digital technology and human rights at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. In this role, she conducts primary research, collects and analyzes data, and produces written reports related to Internet governance and information controls (e.g., Internet censorship and filtering). Irene also participates in various Internet-related fora, as well as plans and coordinates activities related to the Citizen Lab’s thematic research areas, including gender and digital security.

Irene is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto in the Comparative Politics field. Her research interests include Internet governance and the politics of Internet regulation, digital security and identity politics (including gender and intersectionality), as well as countering terrorism, violent extremism, and hate speech online.