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12. May, 2022

Article: South Africa the Model? A comparative Analysis of Hate Speech Jurisprudence of South Africa and The European Court of Human Rights

REPORT: South Africa the Model? A comparative Analysis of Hate Speech Jurisprudence of South Africa and The European Court of Human Rights Abstract We compare the handling of hate speech by the European Court of Human Rights and the highest courts of South Africa: The latter, it turns out, adopts a more robust and well-articulated

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Article: South Africa the Model? A comparative Analysis of Hate Speech Jurisprudence of South Africa and The European Court of Human Rights
Article: South Africa the Model? A comparative Analysis of Hate Speech Jurisprudence of South Africa and The European Court of Human Rights
12. May, 2022
Article: South Africa the Model? A comparative Analysis of Hate Speech Jurisprudence of South Africa and The European Court of Human Rights

5. May, 2022

Report: Thoughts on the DSA - Challenges, Ideas and the Way Forward through International Human Rights Law

REPORT: Thoughts on the DSA: Challenges, Ideas and the Way Forward through International Human Rights Law Abstract National and regional legislative measures/proposals that dramatically enhance platform liability for content developed by users such as the German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) and the EU’s proposed Digital Services Act (DSA) place free speech at risk and potentially

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Report: Thoughts on the DSA - Challenges, Ideas and the Way Forward through International Human Rights Law
Report: Thoughts on the DSA - Challenges, Ideas and the Way Forward through International Human Rights Law
5. May, 2022
Report: Thoughts on the DSA - Challenges, Ideas and the Way Forward through International Human Rights Law

28. April, 2022

The Independent: What will Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter mean for free speech?

In 2017, a group of tech executives prostrated themselves before hostile British MPs who demanded tougher action on hate speech. Twitter´s representative announced that the platform was abandoning its “John Stuart Mill-style philosophy“, declaring it was “no longer possible to stand up for all speech”. Yet, Elon Musk´s recent acquisition of Twitter for $44bn is premised on

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The Independent: What will Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter mean for free speech?
The Independent: What will Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter mean for free speech?
28. April, 2022
The Independent: What will Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter mean for free speech?

16. March, 2022

Daily Beast: The Problem With Banning Russian Disinformation

“Fake news” can be harmful, but freedom of expression and access to information is the best way to defeat Putin’s propaganda. The European Union in early March banned Russian state-sponsored media outlets RT and Sputnik from broadcasting, as a response to the nefarious pro-Kremlin disinformation and propaganda dominating those outlets’ coverage of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The ban

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Daily Beast: The Problem With Banning Russian Disinformation
Daily Beast: The Problem With Banning Russian Disinformation
16. March, 2022
Daily Beast: The Problem With Banning Russian Disinformation
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14. September, 2022

The Daily Beast: U.K.’s Crackdown on Anti-Royal Protests Makes U.S. Free Speech Look Good

British police are using a new law meant to curb Black Lives Matter and environment protests—to stop citizens from “disrespecting” the monarchy. “Who elected him?” Shouting these three words led to the arrest of Symon Hill, a British republican activist in Oxford at a coronation ceremony parade of (now) King Charles III. Hill was arrested (although later de-arrested, which is a

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The Daily Beast: U.K.’s Crackdown on Anti-Royal Protests Makes U.S. Free Speech Look Good
The Daily Beast: U.K.’s Crackdown on Anti-Royal Protests Makes U.S. Free Speech Look Good
14. September, 2022
The Daily Beast: U.K.’s Crackdown on Anti-Royal Protests Makes U.S. Free Speech Look Good

29. August, 2022

WBUR: The history of the price of free speech

Author Salman Rushdie spent years hiding because Iran’s religious leaders wanted him dead for a book they didn’t like. Rushdie remained a fierce defender of free speech. In 2015, when gunmen killed 12 at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, he spoke out. WBUR is a nonprofit news organization. Our coverage relies on your financial support. If

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WBUR: The history of the price of free speech
WBUR: The history of the price of free speech
29. August, 2022
WBUR: The history of the price of free speech

20. August, 2022

TIME: In A War of Ideas, Banning Russian Propaganda Does More Harm Than Good

“Democracies must understand that, in the digital age, it’s impossible to effectively shield citizens from hostile propaganda and disinformation without compromising the egalitarian and liberal values of democracy.” Read the full piece by Jacob Mchangama
TIME: In A War of Ideas, Banning Russian Propaganda Does More Harm Than Good
TIME: In A War of Ideas, Banning Russian Propaganda Does More Harm Than Good
20. August, 2022
TIME: In A War of Ideas, Banning Russian Propaganda Does More Harm Than Good

18. August, 2022

StrasbourgObserver: A joke-telling lawyer: The case of Simic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Introduction In May this year, the Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held unanimously that holding a lawyer in contempt of court for a ‘caustic’ and ‘sarcastic’ comments amounted to a violation of his Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) right to freedom of expression. Facts In

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StrasbourgObserver: A joke-telling lawyer: The case of Simic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
StrasbourgObserver: A joke-telling lawyer: The case of Simic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
18. August, 2022
StrasbourgObserver: A joke-telling lawyer: The case of Simic v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
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