…Denmark is using algorithms to deliver benefits to citizens—and undermining its own democracy in the process. Read the full article by Jacob Mchangama and Hin-Yan Liu in Foreign Policy…
…DIGITALISERING: Et enigt Folketing vil gøre al ny lovgivning klar til digitalisering. Lovene skal være enklere, og automatisk sagsbehandling skal være mulig, lyder nogle af punkterne. Læs artiklen og Justitias advokat Birgitte Eirikssons kommentar til sagen i Altinget.dk…
…blasphemy ban is incompatible with both freedom of expression and equality before the law. There is no compelling reason why the feelings of religious believers should receive special protection against offense. In a vibrant and pluralistic democracy, all issues must be open to even harsh and scathing debate, criticism and satire. While the burning of holy books may be grossly offensive to religious believers it is nonetheless a peaceful form of s…
…blasphemy ban is incompatible with both freedom of expression and equality before the law. There is no compelling reason why the feelings of religious believers should receive special protection against offense. In a vibrant and pluralistic democracy, all issues must be open to even harsh and scathing debate, criticism and satire. While the burning of holy books may be grossly offensive to religious believers it is nonetheless a peaceful form of s…
…am the director). It should be pointed out, however, that support for the abstract value of free speech is very high across the globe since a median of 94 percent in all 33 countries think that people should be able to say what they want without censorship. There is a caveat, however. If an overwhelming majority of respondents are enthusiastic supporters of free speech, why has this freedom been in global decline – and declined in Venezuela too –…
…p, 99 percent – in practice all – agree. So too when asked if media should be able to report the news and people should be able to use the internet without censorship (99 and 98 percent respectively). These numbers are the highest among all 33 nations in a new global survey called “Who Cares about Free Speech” that has been commissioned by the human rights think tank Justitia (of which I am the director). It should be pointed out, however, that su…
…rsity’s Department of Political Science. The aim is to build a global culture of free speech through knowledge, research, and advocacy. NetzDG Infogram…
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…der, and some genuine “fake news.” Since prosecutions for seditious libel had effectively been abolished by the Zenger case in 1735 (see episode 21), the British were powerless to stop the onslaught of Patriot fighting words. More than ever, press freedom had become the “Great Bulwark of Liberty.” Though Patriots constantly invoked the principle of freedom of speech, Loyalist printers and newspapers were subjected to the “Patriot’s Veto” through i…
…and pushed many Patriot fence-sitters into the independence camp. And just before and after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, several states protected freedom of the press in rights declarations. In this episode, we’ll explore: How a mix of ideas from classical antiquity and the European Enlightenment inspired the founding generation; How the democratization of access to print technology created a vibrant public sphere in Colonial A…
