From the State of the Net Conference hosted by the Internet Education Foundation. Jacob Mchangama discusses the relationship between government, Big Tech content moderation, and free speech online—drawing on Europe’s regulatory approach to bring much-needed global context to the conversation.
By Natalie Alkiviadou On the 7th January 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR/Court) delivered the judgment of Minasyan and Others v. Armenia (2025). It addressed critical issues of hate speech, discrimination and the state’s positive obligations under Article 8 (the right to respect for private and family life) in conjunction with Article 14 (the prohibition of […]
UNESCO, in collaboration with the Federal Parliament Secretariat, organized a discussion on the Social Media Bill 2081 with Members of Parliament from the National Assembly and House of Representatives. The workshop, held on February 5–6, convened parliamentarians from various parliamentary committees alongside national and international experts to review key elements of the proposed legislation and […]
The Future of Free Speech Index Overall Score: 87.94 The Index Questions: It is important that people can say what they want without government censorship It is important that media can report the news without government censorship It is important that people can use the internet without government censorship People should be able to express […]
The Future of Free Speech Index Overall Score: 87.05 The Index Questions: It is important that people can say what they want without government censorship It is important that media can report the news without government censorship It is important that people can use the internet without government censorship People should be able to express […]
The Future of Free Speech Index Overall Score: 85.50 The Index Questions: It is important that people can say what they want without government censorship It is important that media can report the news without government censorship It is important that people can use the internet without government censorship People should be able to express […]
The Future of Free Speech Index Overall Score: 82.64 The Index Questions: It is important that people can say what they want without government censorship It is important that media can report the news without government censorship It is important that people can use the internet without government censorship People should be able to express […]
The Future of Free Speech Index Overall Score: 81.76 The Index Questions: It is important that people can say what they want without government censorship It is important that media can report the news without government censorship It is important that people can use the internet without government censorship People should be able to express […]
The Future of Free Speech Index Overall Score: 81.34 The Index Questions: It is important that people can say what they want without government censorship It is important that media can report the news without government censorship It is important that people can use the internet without government censorship People should be able to express […]
The Future of Free Speech Index Overall Score: 80.90 The Index Questions: It is important that people can say what they want without government censorship It is important that media can report the news without government censorship It is important that people can use the internet without government censorship People should be able to express […]