European Center for Populism Studies: Liberal Institutions Are Becoming Increasingly Illiberal in Their Attempts to Fight Populism

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Interview by Selcuk Gultasli In an in-depth interview with the European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), Professor Jacob Mchangama warns that liberal institutions are becoming “increasingly illiberal” in their efforts to combat populism and disinformation. Examining electoral censorship in Brazil, Germany’s militant democracy, and the EU’s Digital Services Act, he argues that restrictive speech policies […]

The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie: The Global War on Free Speech

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff in Digital Regulation, Disinformation, Featured Multimedia, First Amendment, Free Speech History, Global Free Speech, Hate Speech, Multimedia, Online Content Moderation

Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff are co-authors of The Future of Free Speech, a new book examining what they describe as a global “free speech recession.” In this episode, Mchangama and Kosseff talk with Nick Gillespie about why democracies are increasingly embracing speech restrictions once associated with authoritarian regimes, how fears about misinformation and child […]

The Good Fight: Jacob Mchangama on the Global Free Speech Recession

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Jacob Mchangama on the Global Free Speech Recession by Yascha Mounk Yascha Mounk and Jacob Mchangama discuss how democracies and dictatorships alike have turned against online speech freedom. Read on Substack Jacob Mchangama is the Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech and a research professor at Vanderbilt University, as well as a Senior […]

So To Speak: Anonymity from The Founding to The Digital Age

Posted on by Jeff Kosseff in Digital Regulation, Disinformation, First Amendment, Free Speech History, Multimedia, Online Content Moderation

In the years leading up to the American Revolution, newspapers and pamphlets overflowed with essays signed “Publius,” “Brutus,” and “A Farmer.” Those arguments helped shape a nation, but the authors’ real names were nowhere to be found. Americans have long relied on anonymous speech to challenge the powerful, protect dissenters, and keep the focus on […]

Lawfare Daily Podcast: A World Without Caesars

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama in Disinformation, Hate Speech, Multimedia, Online Content Moderation, Tools for Empowerment

Does the way a social media platform is built influence how users use it?  This episode of the Lawfare Podcast features Glen Weyl, economist and author at Microsoft Research; Jacob Mchangama, Executive Director of the Future of Free Speech Project at Vanderbilt; and Ravi Iyer, Managing Director of the USC Marshall School Neely Center. Together with […]

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

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From Censorship in the Sciences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives conference at the University of Southern California, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Jacob Mchangama discusses The Free Speech Recession and How to Reverse It: 5 Lessons from History.

Free Speech Unmuted Podcast: Free Speech in European (and Other) Democracies

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Watch:  Listen: How does European free speech law differ from American free speech law, when it comes to “hate speech,” blasphemy, and misinformation? Jane Bambauer and Eugene Volokh welcome Jacob Mchangama, who is CEO of The Future of Free Speech; research professor of political science at Vanderbilt; the author of Free Speech: A History […]

Silha Lecture: The Free Speech Recession And How to Reverse It: Five Lessons From History

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At the 39th annual Silha Lecture, Jacob Mchangama delves into the ongoing debates over speech restrictions, revealing how they mirror arguments of the past. Through five key lessons from history, he unpacks the complexities of free speech in the digital age, offering a nuanced perspective on the challenges we face today. Here are some excerpts […]

The Lembit Öpik Show: Fake News Criminalization in Cyprus Threatens Free Speech

Posted on by Natalie Alkiviadou in Disinformation, Disinformation, Global Free Speech, Global Free Speech, Hate Speech, Hate Speech, In the news, Multimedia, News, Press Freedom

Featuring Natalie Alkiviadou Senior Research Fellow Natalie Alkiviadou joins The Lembit Öpik Show for TNT Radio to discuss a proposed “fake news” bill in Cyprus. The bill, which Dr. Alkiviadou wrote about at Verfassungsblog, would impose a prison sentence of up to five years for those accused of spreading disinformation.  Alkiviadou expresses concern about the […]