Mentions and quotations in media
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Who could possibly oppose legislation to get tough on AI-generated revenge porn? For one, Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, one of two nays in Monday’s House vote on the TAKE IT DOWN Act. For another, a whole bunch of civil liberties advocates, including folks with groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic […]
By Dan McKay A federal prosecutor’s letter to a medical journal skeptically asking about its commitment to nonpartisan debate is an unusual intrusion into editorial decision-making and may interfere with the publication’s First Amendment rights, free speech experts say. In a letter last week, Edward R. Martin Jr., interim U.S. attorney for the District of […]
By Paulo Silva Pinto and Leo Garfinkel Joan Barata, a freedom-of-expression scholar at Vanderbilt University in the United States, says the right to voice an opinion must be preserved even when it makes others uncomfortable. “The right to freedom of expression includes the right to shock, disturb, and offend—three very strong verbs. You have the […]
By Catharine Li Federal immigration enforcement will begin screening non-citizens’ social media accounts for “antisemitic activity” as grounds for denying visa and green card applications, according to an April 9 announcement from the Department of Homeland Security. . . . Ashkhen Kazaryan, fellow for the First Amendment at the Freedom Forum and senior legal fellow at the Future of Free […]
Rough English Translation. Original in Spanish. By José Cáceres SANTO DOMINGO.- Joan Barata, an international expert on freedom of expression and social media, and a world-renowned university professor, proclaimed that today’s world is fraught with “major challenges” regarding the management of freedom of expression and social media. He asserted that many believe that social media […]
By Prithvi Iyer Social media platforms have redefined communication by shifting the role of content curation from traditional editorial gatekeepers to largely algorithmic systems that reward content based on engagement metrics. Scholars have argued that algorithms optimized for engagement inadvertently reward content that elicits strong emotions, exacerbating polarization and, in some instances, amplifying disinformation. Platforms […]
By Abhishek Saha . . . Over the Christmas break, I read Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media, Jacob Mchangama’s magnificent chronicle of free speech through the ages. What struck me most was how the debates we face today—about academic freedom, censorship, and the limits of expression—are far from new. The same […]
Rough English Translation By Katharina Bracher Is freedom of expression really under threat in Europe, as US Vice President J.D. Vance claims? Danish author and lawyer Jacob Mchangama agrees. But he also says that the US is facing a major problem. If you let everyone say anything, at some point, you won’t be able to […]
A survey from The Future of Free Speech, an independent think tank out of Vanderbilt University, has found support for free speech has fallen in the United States. In the report released this month, the United States, Japan and Israel showed the biggest drops in support for free speech since 2021. While majorities in all 33 […]
By Lukas Leuzinger In principle, most people are in favor of freedom of speech. However, when it comes to specific criticism of religion or minorities, for example, that can quickly change. This is shown by a new report by the organization The Future of Free Speech , which is based on a survey in 33 countries (Switzerland is not […]