The Washington Post: “Shutting down fake news could move us closer to a modern-day ‘1984’”
“Above all, rather than strengthening established media institutions, banning fake news might very well undermine…
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Foreignpolicy.com: First They Came for the Holocaust Deniers, and I Did Not Speak Out
“In 2014, Russian blogger Vladimir Luzgin posted an update on VKontakte, a social media network…
The Economist: “Spiritual blackmail” in politics may be undesirable, but outlawing it is hard
Jacob Mchangama, a secular-minded Danish civil-rights lawyer who monitors free-speech restrictions, notes: “Democracies do have…
Foreignpolicy.com: “Europes Freedom of Speech Fail”
Over the past decade, there has been a global decline in respect for freedom of…
Research paper: “Freedom of Expression and National Security”
In the new edition of the American research paper, Society, Jacob Mchangama wrote an article…
Politico.eu – “5 rules for enhancing European counter-terrorisme”
For more than a decade, European states have pointed fingers at America for sacrificing its…
The Economist – Should hate speech be opposed with ridicule and reason or with handcuffs?
In a speech earlier this month the European Union commissioner for justice, Vera Jourova, declared:…
PBS News Hour: A decade after Prophet Muhammad cartoons, tension over free expression endures
In relation to the 10 year anniversary of the controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in…
Director Jacob Mchangama at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
Yesterday director Jacob Mchangama gave the key note speech at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation…
Beaconreader: Turkey copy-pastes European laws
In the last couple of years no other bill has caused such heated discussion in…