…ons on this fundamental right. These two articles were passed on to the Sub-Commission on the Freedom of Information, which was also asked for advice and to “consider the possibility of denying this freedom to publications and other media of public expression which aim or tend to inflict injury, or incite prejudice or hatred, against persons or groups because of their race, language, religion or national origin.” Nevertheless, none of the proposal…
…ltimore University), Martin Fertmann (Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut), and Mikael Ruotsi (Uppsala University) for providing advice on the national legislation of France, Germany, and Sweden, respectively, and their suggestions during the drafting of the report. About The Future of Free Speech The Future of Free Speech is an independent, nonpartisan think tank located at Vanderbilt University. Through knowledge, researc…
…ltimore University), Martin Fertmann (Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut), and Mikael Ruotsi (Uppsala University) for providing advice on the national legislation of France, Germany, and Sweden, respectively, and their suggestions during the drafting of the report. About The Future of Free Speech The Future of Free Speech is an independent, nonpartisan think tank located at Vanderbilt University. Through knowledge, researc…
…y, without consequence. Is it the job of the police, Facebook or the editor-in-chief of the media in question to keep tabs? We need an important democratic debate about the consequences of moderating our public digital conversation.” From death threats to ordinary comments The report “Digital freedom of expression and social media” investigates which comments are being deleted from the Facebook pages of five Danish media. The relevant Facebook pag…
…n the problem. The result of imprecise legislation may be that a number of completely legal comments will be deleted as a consequence of the legislation, and it may also be that one does not come close to solving the problem one hopes to solve. The report takes its starting point in 2,400 selected representative comments that, in the analysis ”Angreb i den offentlige debat på Facebook” (”Attacks in the public debate on Facebook”) have been charact…
…49/ Samuel Walkers book “Hate Speech”: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8032-4763-5 Daphne Keller: ”Who Do You Sue”: https://www.hoover.org/research/who-do-you-sue Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and imprisonment to express their beliefs? Jacob Mchangama guides you through the history of free speech from the trial of Socrates to the Great Firew…
…49/ Samuel Walkers book “Hate Speech”: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8032-4763-5 Daphne Keller: ”Who Do You Sue”: https://www.hoover.org/research/who-do-you-sue Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and imprisonment to express their beliefs? Jacob Mchangama guides you through the history of free speech from the trial of Socrates to the Great Firew…
…hefjurist i CEPOS Vibeke Broberg, forskningschef i medieret, Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole Marc Schack, Ph.d.-studerende ved det Juridiske Fakultet, KU. Bloggen vil være dynamisk og vil løbende søge at udvide med nye relevante bloggere og dermed også fagområder. Bloggen vil til dagligt blive faciliteret af Danmarks juridiske tænketank – Justitia – men er ikke en del af tænketanken. For spørgsmål vedr. bloggen, kontakt da: Anders Henriksen,…
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…David Kaye. Kaye expressed his concern about the short timeframe given to “comply with the sub-contracted human rights responsibilities that fall on platforms by virtue of State mandates on takedown”. Such developments enhance the pressure on social media platforms quickly to remove speech. Indicative of this argument is the trend of increased removals of alleged hate speech. For example, between January and March 2020, YouTube removed 107,174 vid…
