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Verfassungsblog: Breaking the Silence on Sexual Violence in Cyprus: The EP’s Resolution on the Impact of the Turkish Invasion on Cypriot Women and the Expressive Dimension of Justice

The Christian Science Monitor: Congress Weighs Kids’ Digital Safety – and Big Tech Accountability

NOTUS: Americans Tell the Trump Administration to Back Off ‘The View’

The Future of Free Speech, ACLU, Center for Democracy & Technology, and National Coalition Against Censorship Urge FCC to Preserve First Amendment Protections for Political Interviews

Telepolis: Geiert Wants to Overturn Special Protection for Friedrich Merz

Foreign Affairs: The End of the Open Internet: How Europe Lost the Plot on Online Speech

Persuasion: The European Court of Human Rights Is Betraying Its Purported Values

Carnegie Europe: Taking the Pulse: Are Western Democracies Failing Free Speech?

ASCL: The Diverging Interpretations Around the Legal Notion of Hate Speech: a Valuable Contribution By Natalie Alkiviadou

USA Today: FCC Seeks Warning Labels for Trans TV Content. How It Affects Viewers

Reason: The FCC Wants Warning Labels for Shows With ‘Transgender’ Content

Human Rights Centre Blog: Censorship in Colour: Why Artistic Freedom Is a Bedrock Principle

The Future of Free Speech Urges FCC to Reject Efforts to Label LGBTQ Content with a Parental Warning

Schweizer Monat: Democratic Governments that Censor Not Only Harm Their Own Citizens, But Also Courageous Opposition Figures in Autocracies

ABC: Jacob Mchangama, freedom of expression and AI

The Freeman: The Future of Free Speech

UnHerd: Banning Unite The Kingdom Speakers Harms Free Speech

Journal of Democracy: How Hate-Speech Laws Crush Dissent Everywhere

Le Point: Jacob Mchangma: ‘Let’s Not Try to Silence Opponents Anymore’

Reason: How a Bill Banning AI Companions for Kids Could Usher in Widespread ID Checks Online

L’Aduace: Jacob Mchangama: ‘Freedom of Speech Cannot Be Selective’

C-SPAN: Authors Discuss Free Speech and Censorship

The Hill: Senate Panel Advances Bill to Curb AI Chatbot ‘Companions’ for Kids

The UnPopulist: Hungary’s Opposition Used Social Media to Topple the Authoritarian-in-Chief

France 24: Culture of Hate? Trump’s America and The White House Press Gala Shooting

Swiss Info: Swiss Government Minister Files Digital Abuse Complaint Against AI Chatbot Grok

Le Point: Yadan Bill: In The Face of Anti-Semitism, The Eternal Return of The Censorial Chimera

The Eternally Radical Idea: AI, Free Speech, And America’s Real Advantage Over China

Sportico: Anonymous College Athlete Feedback Site Seeks Coach Input, Sans Subpoenas

Digital Rights Expert Farzaneh Badiei Joins The Future of Free Speech as Senior Research Fellow

Boston Globe: Mass. Can Sue Meta in Social Media Addiction Case, High Court Rule

Big Think: Militant Democracy Or Creeping Illiberalism? Germany’s Free Speech Dilemma

The Globe and Mail: After Oct. 7, Hate-Speech Laws Looked Like The Answer. Europe Shows Why They Aren’t

The Dispatch: Does Free Speech Have A Future?

New Book Calls for a Global Recommitment to Free Speech as Democracies Retreat

EFF: Speaking Freely: Jacob Mchangama

Notario: The HODIO Fever

TechDirt: Free Speech Experts: Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Panic Is As Old As Democracy Itself

Verfassungsblog: No More Manels

Wall Street Journal: The Timeless Fear of Corrupting the Youth

The Objective: The Epic of Free Speech: A History of Individuals

Fanfan: Freedom of Speech, That Battle That Never Ends: From Socrates to Social Media

Law and Disorder Radio: The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy’s Most Essential Freedom

Schweizer Monat: We Don’t Need to Silence Speech to Counter Hate

ABC (Spain): Fear of Elites and Hate Speech

20 Minutos: Freedom of Speech, For What?

The Tennessean: Arrest of Nashville Journalist by ICE Fuels First Amendment Concerns

GNET: AI-led Content Moderation Tools: Are They The Answer To Combatting Online Extremism in Canada?

The Guardian: The World Wants to Ban Children from Social Media, But There Will Be Grave Consequences for Us All

Medill On The Hill: As Section 230 Turns 30, AI Emerges As New Fault Line in Online Speech Debate

New York Times: Judge Axes Exxon’s Defamation Suit Against Environmentalists

Deutsche Welle: US and EU Battle over Online Censorship

Gaetza do Povo: The Right Had A Giant Victory against Lula and You Didn’t Realize It

Persuasion: The American People Fact-Checked Their Government

TechDirt: Section 230 Didn’t Fail Rand Paul. He Just Doesn’t Like the Remedy That Worked.

The Australian: Hate Speech Bill Will Open The Door to Elected Tyranny

MS NOW: Australia’s Hate Speech Crackdown Is A Threat to Legitimate Dissent

Verfassungsblog: God Save Freedom of Expression

Tallahassee Democrat: First Amendment Fights over AI, Campus Speech Loom in 2026

Persuasion: Don’t Jawbone AI Companies

Lawfare: China’s AI Governance Ambitions and Their Implications for Free Expression

2025 Year in Review

The Future of Free Speech Hosts Expert Roundtable on Generative AI and Free Expression at Örebro University

International Politics and Society Journal: Brave New Restrictions

Quillette: The New Speech Wars

Tech Policy Press: Dutch Warning on Chatbots Echoes Trump Attacks on ‘Woke AI’

Index on Censorship: The Ethics of AI-Generated Content and Who (or What) Is Responsible

Washington Post: Brigitte Macron Cyberbullying Case Puts Fringe-Right Claims on Trial

Echo24: We Look At People Like Idiots: About Freedom of Speech and Hate

Salon: Efforts to Avenge Charlie Kirk’s Death Have Fallen Apart Everywhere — Except Where It Counts

MSNBC: Trump’s War on ‘Woke AI’ Will Stifle Innovation — And Free Speech

Foreign Affairs: Who Has Free Speech? The Global Fight Over A Powerful Idea

The Guardian: ‘Legacies Condensed to AI Slop’: OpenAI Sora Videos of The Dead Raise Alarm with Legal Experts

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

Washington Post: In Europe, Hate Speech Isn’t Free Speech. Some in D.C. Hate That

CNN: Trump’s Free Speech Backflip Was 250 Years in The Making

Broadband Breakfast: Legal Experts Warn FCC’s Brendan Carr Edging Toward ‘Coercion’

USA Today: Free Speech Is Facing Threats in The US and Beyond. Here Are The Pressure Points

WCGU: Supporting Free Speech Requires Protecting Opinions You Strongly Disagree With

Blaze Media: Free Speech Is A Core American Value

The Tennessean: Amid Failing National Free Speech Scores, Two Tennessee Universities Surge

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