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…blood and repression? What were the extreme methods used by Demosthenes to become the greatest orator of antiquity? And, of course, the trial of Socrates: Was he a martyr for free speech or an impious and seditious enemy of democracy? In this episode, we bring to life a pivotal but often forgotten period of history. Join us as we embark on the first stop of what I hope will be a long journey together through the history of free speech. You can sub…
…(WHO); How Facebook uses a network fact-checkers to rate the truthfulness of stories, but who is fact-checking the fact-checkers? Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and imprisonment to express their beliefs? Jacob Mchangama guides you through the history of free speech from the trial of Socrates to the Great Firewall. You can subscribe and listen to Cle…
…orts in Kazakhstan, Australia, Indonesia, Chile, and Canada, among other countries. CPJ’s Alicia Ceccanese spoke with Kian Vesteinsson, a research analyst for technology and democracy at Freedom House, and Jacob Mchangama, executive director of Justitia, about their respective research. Read the full piece here….
…a step closer to regulating social media in December when a parliamentary committee recommended major changes to the country’s Online Safety Bill so as to hold internet service providers responsible for material published on their platforms. “We need to call time on the Wild West online,” said committee chair Damian Collins. “What’s illegal offline should be regulated online.” The draft law, which will be submitted to the British parliament in 20…
…edia is coming from Europe, and specifically from two new laws—the Online Safety Act from the United Kingdom and Digital Services Act from the European Union.” These regulatory efforts follow in the footsteps of the German Network Enforcement Act of 2017 and oblige online platforms to remove illegal content, including categories such as hate speech and glorification of terrorism, or risk huge fines. However, in liberal democracies committed to bot…
…toughest regulation on social networks in a democratic country, NetzDG has become a reference around the world. According to a survey by the Danish research center Justitia , at least 13 countries and the European Union have already adopted laws inspired by the German one, with five nations classified by the American organization Freedom House as “not free” in the field of internet: Honduras, Venezuela, Vietnam, Russia and Belarus. “Authoritarian…
…ting in Buffalo last month was but the latest example of terrorist attacks becoming a lethal outlet for white supremacist grievances. What connects much of this violent right-wing extremism is that the perpetrators are radicalized or share their ideas—sometimes even stream their terrorist attacks—online. In fact, several terrorists have explicitly cited other terrorists as inspiration for their deadly deeds in online messages or manifestos. Unders…
…elarus. “Estados autoritários estão copiando e colando leis não liberais elaboradas por democracias liberais. Enquanto o objetivo inicial da Alemanha era conter o ódio online, a NetzDG forneceu um plano de censura na internet que está sendo usado para combater a dissidência e o pluralismo”, acusa Jacob Mchangama, Diretor Executivo da Justitia e coautor do relatório. Losely translated: Having been the first toughest regulation on social networks in…
