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New Report: AI Laws and Chatbots Face A Global Free Speech Test

Persuasion: Europe Learned Nothing From the Danish Cartoon Affair

Council on Foreign Relations: Je Suis Yahaya

Politis: Free Speech vs Hate Speech: Rethinking the European Court’s Role

The Telegraph: How Britain Went from A Beacon of Free Speech to A Nation of Blasphemy Law

POLITICO: California Has Another Spencer Pratt Problem

Neue Zürcher Zeitung: The Evil Spirit of Cancel Culture Lives On: Trump Betrays His Values

Stateline: Republican Push for Tips on Charlie Kirk Posts Drives Firings of Public Workers

Nashville Business Journal: Faith in Free Speech Is Collapsing

Reason: America’s Free Speech Culture Is Under Attack From Within

Cronkite News: Firings In Wake Of Charlie Kirk Murder Show That A Worker’s Free Speech Rights Go Only As Far As The Boss Allows

Washington Examiner: Bondi Faces Fresh Conservative Backlash Over ‘Hate Speech’ Comments

The Tennessean: Following Charlie Kirk Killing, Campuses Struggle With Declining Free Speech, Increasing Violence

Axios: Thousands Flagged Online For Cheering Charlie Kirk’s Death

Expression: The United Kingdom Needs A New Generation of Levellers

The Critic: The Court That Stops Us Speaking Our Mind

The Atlantic: Europe’s Free Speech Problem

The National Post: Europe’s Censors Threaten Free Speech Around The Globe

Agenda Publica: Social Media And Age Restrictions: A Debate That Doesn’t Deserve Simplifications

Medianama: Counterspeech — Not Censorship — Is The Best Way to Combat Harmful Speech

Persuasion: Don’t Resort to Censorship to Fight Populism

Otempo: Moraes’ Decision and Freedom of Expression

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: AG Bailey’s ‘Jawboning’ Attack on AI Violates The 1st Amendment

Gazeta Do Povo: Where Is Freedom of Expression Heading in Brazil?

Volokh Conspiracy: Hate Speech and The European Court of Human Rights: An Overview of My New Book

JOTA: Trump Misses the Target; But What about Us? Do We Hit The Target?

The Future of Free Speech Urges Missouri AG to Withdraw Unconstitutional Social Media Regulation

Folhapress: Professor Jacob Mchangama Sees Risk to Democracy in Comedian’s Conviction

Gazeta Do Povo: Jacob Mchangama in Brazil Is A Landmark in The Defense of Freedom of Expression

Gazeta Do Povo: A Global Leader in Freedom of Expression Warns of Risks in Brazil

Reason: Pride Is A Triumph of the First Amendment

Metropoles: Freedom of Expression Is Being Attacked by The Supreme Federal Court. Not By Fachin.

JOTA: Dilemmas of Platform Regulation in Brazil

Geo News: Between Index and Illusion: Pakistan’s Free Speech Paradox

Daktilo 1984: Freedom of Expression in Turkey: Between Public Support and State Suppression

UnHerd: Criticism of Islam Remains Uniquely Dangerous in Britain

A Gift Honoring David Boaz Will Advance The Future of Free Speech

Politico Pro: FTC Inches Closer to Big Tech Crack Down

Freedom Forum: AI and 1A: Is Artificial Intelligence Protected by the First Amendment?

Reason: The FTC’s Probe Into ‘Potentially Illegal’ Content Moderation Is a Blatant Assault on the First Amendment

Vanderbilt Magazine: Speaking Freely: Five Questions for Jacob Mchangama

The Future of Free Speech Urges FTC to Stay Within Constitutional Bounds on Content Moderation

Tennessee Lookout: What Tennessee’s PEACE Act Means for Free Speech

MSNBC: Sen. Mike Lee’s Obscenity Bill Is A Free Speech Nightmare

The Conversation: From defenders to skeptics: The sharp decline in young Americans’ support for free speech

Reason: The TAKE IT DOWN Act’s Good Intentions Don’t Make Up for Its Bad Policy

NOEMA: Building A Prosocial Media Ecosystem

The Dispatch: A New McCarthyism

Law360: Free Speech Experts Question DOJ Letter To Medical Journal

Poder360: Freedom Must Prevail Even When It Offends, Says Researcher

Persuasion: The Voice of America Falls Silent

UnHerd: Prosecuting Quran Burners Is Capitulation to Blasphemy Laws

The Daily Texan: US Immigration Officials to Begin Monitoring Non-Citizen Social Media for ‘Antisemitic Activity’

Paso a Paso: Joan Barata: “Social Media Reflects Countries’ Problems; Others Believe It’s The Other Way Around”

Tech Policy Press: Can Social Media Bring Us Together? Experts Say Yes

Quillette: The Fight for Academic Freedom in the UK

Reason: Survey: Free Speech Support Is Eroding in America

Tech Policy Press: The AI Election Panic: How Fear-Driven Policies Could Limit Free Expression

The Globe and Mail: The Day Free Speech Began to Retreat

Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Right-Wing Cancel Culture Is Now Officially Endorsed. I Think That’s Very Dangerous.

O Globo: Alexandre de Moraes and Freedom of Expression

WKRN: United States Falls in Support for Free Speech, Report Finds

Schweizer Monat: America Is Becoming More Intolerant

Times of India: Free Speech Is A Distant Dream in These Countries, Finds Study

Berlingske: Hamas Supporter Handcuffed and Flown Out of State: Now Critics Fear for Free Speech in The US

BBC: Why Elon Musk’s Grok Is Kicking Up A Storm in India

The Tennessean: U.S. Falls in Global Free Speech Support Ratings, New Report Finds

The Kathmandu Post: UNESCO Slams Social Media Bill for Overreach, Ambiguity

The Hindu: India Ranked 24th out of 33 Countries in Free Speech Index

Critically Acclaimed “Free Speech” Released in Paperback with New Epilogue

CBS News: U.S. Support for Free Speech Drops by 3 Percentage Points, Survey Finds

Revista Seúl: Jacob Mchangama

Persuasion: Free Speech Hypocrites

The Economist: Donald Trump Is Setting New Boundaries for Political Speech

Strasbourg Observers: Hate Speech, Positive Obligations and Free Speech

The Himalayan Times: UNESCO, Federal Parliament Secretariat Hold Discussion on Social Media Bill 2081

Open Letter Urges UK Home Office to Withdraw Secret Orders Undermining Apple-User Privacy

Tages Anzeiger: Where Does Freedom of Speech End?

Persuasion: Europe Has a Free Speech Problem

SWI Swissinfo: Counterspeech: What Can Be Done against Hate Speech on The Internet in 2025

Politiken: When Amnesty Turns ‘Immigrant Boys’ and ‘Fools’ into Hate Speech, Something Has Gone Wrong

Censorship in the Sciences: The Free Speech Recession and How to Reverse It

Tech Policy Press: Will the DSA Save Democracy? The Test of the Recent Presidential Election in Romania

Statement on Supreme Court TikTok Ban Decision

Le Point: Repeal the Offense of Apology for Terrorism? A Necessary Debate

El Diario: EU Drags Its Feet in the Face of Musk and Zuckerberg’s Challenge Amid The Fervor of the Far Right

Persuasion: Don’t Mourn the Fact-Checkers

France 24: France’s ‘Schizophrenic’ Approach to Freedom of Expression Helps Erode It, Researcher Says

WSJ: Banning TikTok Would Violate America’s Free Speech Tradition

Le Point: Freedom of Expression: When Censorship Seduces Democracies, to Their Risks and Perils

Amicus Brief: FIRE, The Future of Free Speech Join Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Overturn TikTok Ban

Mother Jones: Curl Up With the Best Books We Read This Year

Joint Statement: Civil Society Demands Action ahead of Internet Governance Forum

2024 Year in Review

The Center Square: Emergency Petition Urges Halt to TikTok ban

Washington Post: TikTok Asks Court to Pause Law that Could Shut Down App in U.S. Next Month

CELE: Threatening Dynamics on Internet Governance: The Case of Europe and The Digital Services Act (DSA)

Tech Policy Press: Safeguarding Freedom of Expression in the AI Era

The Future of Free Speech Joins The Global Network Initiative (GNI)

Human Rights Here: Platform Liability, Hate Speech, and the Fundamental Right to Free Speech