Will Banning Hate Speech Make Europe Safer?
A new EU plan targeting extremists ignores history’s lessons about the danger of restricting unpopular views.
The War on Free Speech – Censorship’s Global Rise
U.S. Conservatives Are Threatening Global Free Speech
Opinion These universities are pushing back on censorious students. Finally.
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
Denmark and Sweden’s Commitment to Free Speech Is Wilting in the Face of Quran Burnings
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In A War of Ideas, Banning Russian Propaganda Does More Harm Than Good
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What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Free Speech
Don’t be too tempted by Europe’s plan to fix social media
Sweden and Denmark bow to pressure over Quran book burnings
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Banning RT is a Soviet — not western — tactic
The Problem With Banning Russian Disinformation
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U.K.’s Crackdown on Anti-Royal Protests Makes U.S. Free Speech Look Good
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The First Amendment Is the Greatest Defense for the Powerless and Marginalized
False speech: What is it good for?
The larger legacy of Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
Jacob shares 5 key insights from his new book, Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media.
Gut gemeinte Zensur
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What will Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter mean for free speech?
Elon Musk’ın Twitter’ı devralması ifade özgürlüğü için ne anlama gelecek?
Watching our tongues
BOOKS | Authors highlight threats to freedom of speech
Don’t mention the swastika
Why silencing speech, even hurtful speech, makes us more intolerant
What We Can Learn from the History of Free Speech
Banning Hate Speech Won’t End Extremist Violence
It would likely make the problem worse.
Joe Rogan, Spotify and the dangers imposed by private threats to free speech
Jacob Mchangama, “Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media,” and Milton’s Curse
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Jacob Mchangama: “Privileging Blasphemy Norms Over Open Inquiry Plays Into the Hands of Religious Fundamentalists”
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Why Hate Speech Laws Backfire
From Demosthenes to Nehru… why free speech remains stuck in debate.
The roots of free speech: How did ancient civilizations regulate speech?
How the Dutch Created Europe’s First Free-Speech Zone More than 400 years Ago
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