Columbia University: Protecting Freedom of Expression through Comparative Global Case Law: Databases to Advance Rights

Posted on by Natalie Alkiviadou in Events, Global Free Speech, Multimedia, Past events

Description: Comparative law can help defenders of human rights identify common issues, trends, and build litigation strategies and advocacy campaigns. It can also help to identify where there is backsliding and leverage progressive precedents. However, locating and analyzing legal developments can be tedious and time-consuming. Various organizations from different regions are already cooperating to analyze […]

Seminar on the new rules for political advertising – An impossible balance with freedom of expression?

Posted on by Joan Barata in Digital Regulation, Events, Global Free Speech, Multimedia, Past events

You are invited to a morning seminar on the regulation of online political advertising in Europe and its impact on freedom of expression. Time: The 9th of May. From 3:30 to 5:00 PM (CET) Place: Online. Register here: https://justitia.nemtilmeld.dk/26/ Online political advertising can influence public opinion and elections, but it also raises issues of transparency, […]

Webinar on freedom of expression and privacy on social media.

Posted on by Joan Barata and Natalie Alkiviadou in Events, Global Free Speech, Multimedia, Online Content Moderation, Past events

The Future Free Speech are invting you to morning webinar on freedom of expression and privacy on social media. The webinar will take place on Friday, April 21st, from 9:00 to 10:30 am (CEST) online. Please register for online participation Social media platforms have transformed the dynamics of freedom of expression and freedom of information […]

American Council of Trustees and Alumni – Jacob Mchangama: “A Global Free Speech Recession”

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama in Free Speech History, Global Free Speech, Multimedia

Jacob Mchangama is human rights lawyer in Denmark. He is the founder and executive director of Justitia, a think tank which aims to promote the rule of law and fundamental human rights and freedom rights both within Denmark and abroad by educating and influencing policy experts, decision-makers, and the public. From 2018-2020, Jacob hosted a podcast, […]

Conversations with Coleman: The History of Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama in Featured Multimedia, Free Speech History, Global Free Speech, Multimedia, Online Content Moderation

Jacob Mchangama and Coleman Hughes discuss his brilliant new book: Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media. They talk about the Danish cartoon controversy and Charlie Hebdo. They also discuss the so-called “Milton’s curse”; which is the habit of hypocritically defending free speech for some, but not for others. Coleman thinks this point […]

The Michael Shermer Show: Jacob Mchangama on Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama in Free Speech History, Global Free Speech, Multimedia

Hailed as the “first freedom,” free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the world, it is on the retreat. In Free Speech, Jacob Mchangama traces the riveting legal, political, and cultural history of this idea. Through […]

Global Digital Foundation: Jacob Mchangama and the History of Hate-Speech Laws

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama in Free Speech History, Global Free Speech, Hate Speech, Multimedia

Paul MacDonnell talks with Jacob Mchangama about the post-WWII history of attempts to constrain hateful speech and what it means for current policy. Jacob is a lawyer, human-rights advocate, social commentator, and director and founder of Justitia, a Copenhagen-based think-tank dedicated to protecting free expression.

RightsCon: Silencing the silenced? The impact of takedown legislation on civil liberties and victims of human rights abuses

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama in Digital Regulation, Events, Global Free Speech, Multimedia, Past events

Date and Time: June 8, 11:45 am – 12:45 pm Eastern Time Facilitator: Jacob Mchangama Speakers (all three have confirmed): Nighat Dad (Member – Oversight Board and Executive Director – Digital Rights Foundation) Barbora Bukovská (Senior Director of Law and Policy, Article 19) Professor Evelyn Aswad (Professor of Law and Herman G. Kaiser Chair in International […]