Foreign Policy: Coronavirus Has Started a Censorship Pandemic
Governments around the world are banning fake news about the crisis—and cracking down on their…
Deutsche Welle: Africa’s online hate speech laws sound alarm over press freedom
More and more African countries have laws against online hate speech. In practice, however, these…
CNN’s Fareeds Global Briefing: Does Taiwan Have the Answer?
If the rest of the world is struggling to handle political disinformation, Taiwan may hold…
Cato Institute: Return of the Gatekeepers – Section 230 and the Future of Online Speech
March 10, 2020, 9:00 AM to 3:05 PM EDT, Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW,…
The American Interest: Taiwan’s Disinformation Solution
In the face of relentless pressure from China, Taiwan may have figured out how to…
Clear and Present Danger – Episode 40 – The Age of Human Rights: Tragedy and Triumph
In 2014, the Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison…
The Economist: Even noxious ideas need airing—censorship only makes them stronger
Restricting free speech in the name of liberty fuels illiberalism, says Jacob Mchangama of Justitia,…
CT-Magazin: Immer mehr Länder zensieren das Internet systematisch
Am 30. November veröffentlichte Facebook in Singapur einen Satz, der weltweit Beachtung fand: „Facebook ist…
Clear and Present Danger – Episode 38 – The Totalitarian Temptation – Part II – Der Untergang
In November 2019 German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a passionate speech to the German Bundestag.…
Clear and Present Danger – Episode 38 – The Totalitarian Temptation – Part I
In George Orwell’s 1946 work, “The Prevention of Literature,” he wrote: [O]rganised lying … is…