Foreing Affairs: The War on Free Speech – Censorship’s Global Rise
The roots of free speech are ancient, deep, and sprawling. The Athenian statesman Pericles extolled…
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Quilette: How the Dutch Created Europe’s First Free-Speech Zone More than 400 years Ago
On a Continent embroiled in religious turmoil and persecution, tolerance and free speech found few…
The Economist: A history of free expression charts its seesawing progress
Repression leads to liberalisation and vice versa, says Jacob Mchangama Free Speech. By Jacob Mchangama. Basic Books;…
Wall Street Journal: Will Banning Hate Speech Make Europe Safer?
A new EU plan targeting extremists ignores history’s lessons about the danger of restricting unpopular…
The Guardian: Kenan Malik – Freedom of speech was too hard won to be cavalier now about censorship
If the great campaigners for free speech of the past, such as Baruch Spinoza or…
Politiken: Justitia – Lov mod techgiganter angriber den fri tale
Kun en brøkdel af kommentarerne i den offentlige debat på Facebook kan fjernes med ny…
DR: Støttepartier tager kritik af overvågning til nyt niveau: ‘Det er knaldhamrende ulovligt, og regeringen ved det godt’
Regeringen vil pålægge teleselskaber at fortsætte med at gemme oplysninger om vores alle sammens sms’er,…
Berlingske: Der er heldigvis også tænksomme borgerlige stemmer
Et demokrati kan rigtig nok ikke leve af principper alene og i virkelighedens verden vil…
Berlingske: Eksperter – Regeringen er på tynd is med forslag om overvågning af danskerne
Jacob Mchangama fra tænketanken Justitia forklarede, at »trafik- og lokaliseringsdata kan give et meget detaljeret…
CPJ: How social media regulation could affect the press
The United Kingdom moved a step closer to regulating social media in December when a…