The Mahanoy v. B.L. ruling did not give schools or free-speech advocates the clear lines they may have wanted, but it did attempt to address some of the complexity of modern-day speech.
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Can post-secondary students be punished for social media posts, even those made off-campus?
The case may set a precedent about what is fixated behaviour and an appropriate use of the FPIU.
Journalists should be permitted to express themselves on social media. As this week illustrates, though, doing so can lead to a dilemma for their employers.
Powers in Bill C-10 will force YouTube and TikTok to make CanCon more discoverable, skewing our searches and streams — but it’s unconstitutional.
Free speech is a long American tradition – but so are attempts to restrict free speech. A First Amendment scholar writes about measures a century ago to silence those criticizing government.
The social media giant’s third-party review panel upheld Facebook’s ban on Donald Trump. A corporate governance expert explains why Facebook created the Oversight Board.
Proposed new hate speech laws would tighten legal definitions but broaden their potential application.
Philosopher Peter Singer has helped launch a new, pseudonymous journal for the discussion of unpopular views. Will this be a boon for free inquiry, or a way for researchers to shirk responsibility?
Under cover of the coronavirus many countries are passing more draconian media laws.
South Africa frequently invokes its celebrated constitution that is based on human rights, but has often failed to live up to its ideals.
Far from restoring confidence in these institutions, it’s likely interventions will just inflame moral outrage
Imagine if Facebook’s content was hosted on a blockchain — across many thousands of ordinary computers — and governed equally by each of them, rather than Mark Zuckerberg.
The issues dominating public debates about academic freedom are not where the greatest threats lie.
Can schools discipline students for remarks made online? The answer is not entirely clear.
Facebook’s choice of profits over the people is difficult to reconcile with its commitment to free speech.
It’s up to the courts to draw a line between free speech and illegal market manipulation. And the Supreme Court has never ruled on this specific question.
What to publish on incendiary issues is a complex matter, but journalists needn’t believe that not publishing, when there is a good reason, violates and inviolable right.
In a bitterly contested election, the government is seeking to control the message by shutting down the internet.
Fascists, neo-Nazis, anti-Semites and white supremacists have historically been agile adopters of the internet — and they know how to use it to their advantage.
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