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6. December, 2022

TIME: What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Free Speech

“In short, there is a compelling case to be made for why free speech should be strengthened, not weakened on social media. But the sceptics are unlikely to be persuaded by a conception of free speech based on partisan grievances and trolling. Instead, Musk should focus on demonstrating how the benefits of a more

TIME: What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Free Speech

6. December, 2022

1. December, 2022

BBC: Freedom of Speech – The Reith Lectures – The Four Freedoms

Best-selling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gives the first of four 2022 Reith Lectures on freedom, looking at what freedom of speech means. Aligning with many of conclusions and directly quoting from Jacob Mchangamas conclusions in his book Free Speech. Listen to the show Read the transcript of the talk

BBC: Freedom of Speech – The Reith Lectures – The Four Freedoms

1. December, 2022

BBC: Freedom of Speech – The Reith Lectures – The Four Freedoms

13. November, 2022

Copenhagen Conference: The Future of Free Speech

“The Future of Free Speech” Conference (In Person and Online) 15th December 2022, Danish Parliament – Fællessalen, Copenhagen Justitia cordially invites you to take part in its upcoming conference on the future of free speech, which will mark the closing of phase 1 of the Future of Free Speech project. Participation is possible both online

Copenhagen Conference: The Future of Free Speech

13. November, 2022

Copenhagen Conference: The Future of Free Speech

6. October, 2022

Conference: Regulating the Online Public Sphere

The stakes could not be higher for finding a solution for how to regulate the global public sphere, with the survival of modern democratic governance hanging in the balance. The power the big platforms wield over public discourse has distorted the marketplace of ideas, to a point where there is broad consensus internationally that some

Conference: Regulating the Online Public Sphere

6. October, 2022

Conference: Regulating the Online Public Sphere

16. January, 2023

Reason: Privileging Blasphemy Norms Over Open Inquiry Plays Into the Hands of Religious Fundamentalists

Hamline University has received considerable backlash for not renewing the employment of a scholar who showed an allegedly “Islamophobic” image of the Prophet Muhammad during an art history class. The university did so, even though the adjunct professor gave ample warnings before and during the class that the image would be shown. According to an

Reason: Privileging Blasphemy Norms Over Open Inquiry Plays Into the Hands of Religious Fundamentalists

16. January, 2023

Reason: Privileging Blasphemy Norms Over Open Inquiry Plays Into the Hands of Religious Fundamentalists

23. December, 2022

Los Angeles Times: Don’t be too tempted by Europe’s plan to fix social media

By Jacob Mchangama For many Americans, social media has become a monster. Platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are seen as festering hotbeds of hate and misinformation that threaten the very foundations of American democracy and civility. Calls for regulation have intensified, with some prominent voices looking across the pond for a model to regulate

Los Angeles Times: Don’t be too tempted by Europe’s plan to fix social media

23. December, 2022

Los Angeles Times: Don’t be too tempted by Europe’s plan to fix social media

6. December, 2022

TIME: What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Free Speech

6. December, 2022

TIME: What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Free Speech

3. December, 2022

France 24: Musk's free speech absolutism 'a fantasy'

“The problem is that Elon Musk has a half-baked free speech philosophy,” said Jacob Mchangama, author of “Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media”. – Jacob Mchangama to France 24 with Sam Harris. Read the article

France 24: Musk's free speech absolutism 'a fantasy'

3. December, 2022

France 24: Musk's free speech absolutism 'a fantasy'