Unpacking the complexity of contemporary free speech on the Internet was the business of a workshop in Berlin on Dec 12, 2013, organized by the German Commission for UNESCO and the Hans-Bredow-Institute. Thirty international participants from academia, industry, governments, NGOs and intergovernmental groups brainstormed ideas that will be compiled into a publication during 2014.A common insight of the discussion was the need to apply a broader perspective to digital freedom of expression, because of the multiple dimensions of communication online.Participants noted that standards on matters like privacy, Internet neutrality and copyright would have impacts upon online freedom of expression. A number of speakers referred to the draft UNESCO concept of Internet Universality as a useful framework to conceptualise “overspill effects” between the different dimensions of the internet.Moderating the discussion were Guy Berger, Director of Freedom of Expression and Media Development at UNESCO, and the Hans-Bredow Institute’s Wolfgang Schutz, who is also designated UNESCO Chair of Freedom of Communication and Information at the University of Hamburg.read more on the UNESCO's Communication and Information site