Clear and Present Danger – Episode 1″Who wishes to speak?”
The democracy of ancient Athens was the birthplace of equal and uninhibited speech. Or Isegoria and parrhesia to the…
Quilette:”Why Free Speech Matters”
From 1980 – 2003 the number of countries with a free press grew from 51 to 78.…
New podcast series: Clear and Present Danger – A history of free speech
Throughout global history, freedom of speech has played a defining role in allowing human beings…
MURMUR:”New laws threaten to shift the balance of power between citizens and the state”
Protestors are being prosecuted using new, stricter laws designed to protect public servants from violence.…
Annual Conference on Human Rights 2017 -Are Human Rights in freefall?
Jacob Mchangama is attending the Annual Conference on Human Rights 2017 -Are Human Rights in…
The Washington Post:”Twitter’s efforts to crack down on abusive speech are bound to backfire”
Twitter — which once prided itself on being the “free speech wing of the free speech party” — is…
CNN:”Facebook and Twitter face a ‘bully tax’ in Britain”
Britain could hit Facebook and Twitter with a new tax designed to fight hate crimes…
The Washington post:”History proves how dangerous it is to have the government regulate fake news”
Copenhagen, Denmark — In the 4th century B.C., Athenian orator Demosthenes remarked that the difference between Athenian democracy and…
Paneldebat:”Web Summit – The cost of freedom of information online”
Where: Web Summit Lisboa 2017 When: November 8th 2017 10 am The internet provides an…
The Economist:”Do attempts to legislate against “fake news” recall the tactics of religious censors?”
ARE today’s warriors against “fake news” taking a road that will eventually lead to the…