…nt has responded to a recent spate of right-wing extremist violence with a commitment to enact tough new measures against online hate speech. These would expand Germany’s existing efforts along these lines—but seemingly without any consideration of the pernicious effects they’ve already had around the world. As our new report shows, Germany’s ongoing crackdown on online speech has been closely watched, and copied, by authoritarian governments eage…

“These concerns imply that social media is a lawless mayhem when it comes to hate speech. But this characterization is wrong. Most platforms have strict rules prohibiting hate speech, which have expanded significantly over the past several years. Many of these policies go far beyond both what’s required and permissible under international human rights law (IHRL).” Read the piece See also the Future Free Speech report – Scope Creep: An Assessment…

…ce my faith, to hand out Korans in the street if I want to. And no one can come after me’.” Mchangama says his free speech views are rooted in the “Cartoon controversy” that originated in Denmark in 2005. “I’m very much a child of the cartoon crisis,” Mchangama told me. In the “cartoon crisis,” a Danish newspaper standing for free speech defied Islam’s ban against depicting its prophet Mohamed. That set off a global wave of deadly attacks by Musli…

…an, who is expected by many to announce his candidacy for president in the coming weeks or months. DeSantis’s call to make it easier to sue the media for `false information’” is part of a larger Republican revolt against the 1964 Supreme Court New York Times v. Sullivan decision, which sets a very high bar for when public figures and officials can successfully sue for defamation. “But there is every reason to think that overturning Sullivan would…

…The United States is committed to protecting freedom of expression abroad—but in far too narrow terms. Read Jacob Mchangamas full article in Foreign Policy…