Millions of supporters of Donald Trump flocked to the far-right social media platform, where hate speech and calls for violence thrive. The US Capitol insurrection could be the platform’s undoing.
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The suggestion Trump has been censored is simply wrong. It misleads the public into believing all ‘free speech’ claims have equal merit. They do not.
Freedom of speech emerged as a concept after the invention of the printing press, and that’s worth revisiting in the context of social media and Trump’s presidency.
The first amendment could not have anticipated the rise of digital media which has profoundly changed the nature of public speech.
When a decision is made and people don’t get the outcome they want, they often tend to see it as unfair. Here’s why.
Enshrining the Model Code on Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in legislation won’t ensure disagreements on campus remain civil. Here are some practical guidelines on how to disagree well.
Academic freedom will be defined in law. It will keep universities busy with compliance, but the main outcome is more symbolic: the government can say it has stood up for free speech.
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump have flocked to the far-right social media platform Parler, where hate speech thrives.
Ontario’s recent order-in-council adopting the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism has been lauded by some. However, critics fear that it could be used to curtail criticism of the Israeli government.
A Facebook ban on QAnon may not be the best way to address the fast-growing far-right conspiracy movement.
Australian universities must take tougher actions to punish pro-China students who intimidate others. But the media must also be careful not to deem all China supporters as threats to democracy.
The French satirical magazine republished the controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. An expert says satire has often been a subject of condemnation.
Using the law - or changing it - to stop the spread of dangerous disinformation should be a last resort.
About half of environmental scientists working for government had been prohibited from communicating scientific information.
Banning the Chinese-owned social media platforms raises free speech concerns and could worsen the US-China trade war.
The campaign for ‘free speech on campus’ mimics US and UK tactics of using a manufactured crisis to further the goal of increasing conservative political influence in universities.
We are being told we must choose between free speech or bullying. These aren’t the real options.
Yes, it is important to censure harmful and offensive speech. But there are ethical costs to widening the scope of our moral outrage to viewpoints that merely differ from our own.
The former national security adviser seems likely to be sued and could face criminal liability.
Competition in the marketplace for ideas is different to competition in the market for ordinary goods and services. Bad ideas don’t necessarily get trashed.
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