Free Speech Debate

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1We – all human beings – must be free and able to express ourselves, and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas, regardless of frontiers.»
2We defend the internet and all other forms of communication against illegitimate encroachments by both public and private powers.»
3We require and create open, diverse media so we can make well-informed decisions and participate fully in political life.»
4We speak openly and with civility about all kinds of human difference.»
5We allow no taboos in the discussion and dissemination of knowledge.»
6We neither make threats of violence nor accept violent intimidation.»
7We respect the believer but not necessarily the content of the belief.»
8We are all entitled to a private life but should accept such scrutiny as is in the public interest.»
9We should be able to counter slurs on our reputations without stifling legitimate debate.»
10We must be free to challenge all limits to freedom of expression and information justified on such grounds as national security, public order, morality and the protection of intellectual property.»

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Murder

Does a murderer have the right to be forgotten?

In 2008 two convicted murderers asked for their names to be removed from Wikipedia and other online media outlets, in accordance with German law. Does the individual’s right to be forgotten take priority over the public’s right to know?

Published on: November 16, 2012 | Principle 8 | Comments: 4

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Wikipedia goes dark to protest Sopa

Published on: July 30, 2012 | Principle 5 | Comments: 0

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The Danish cartoons controversy

Published on: July 30, 2012 | Principle 5 | Comments: 0

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Why Wikipedia needs an image filter

Published on: July 30, 2012 | Principle 5 | Comments: 0

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Wikipedia’s deletion debates

Published on: July 30, 2012 | Principle 5 | Comments: 0

Hale

Online language bubbles: the last frontier?

Scott A Hale explores the effect of language in seeking and imparting information on the broader web.

Published on: July 25, 2012 | Principle 1 | Comments: 0

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Censoring The Scorpions

In 2008, six British ISPs blocked access to a Wikipedia page featuring an album cover with an image of a prepubescent naked girl, writes Maryam Omidi.

Published on: July 2, 2012 | Principle 2 | Comments: 0

Ory Okolloh

The knowledge commons: research and innovation in an unequal world

To mark the launch of the St Antony's International Review, a panel of experts discuss Ushahidi technology, academic journals in Latin America and the geographies of the world's knowledge.

Published on: June 7, 2012 | Principle 5 | Comments: 0

Wikipedia

Vikipedi makalelerinin dağılımı

The distribution of knowledge on Wikipedia shows vast geographical inequalities, according to research from the Oxford Internet Institute.

Published on: May 4, 2012 | Comments: 3

Jimmy Wales

Mapping edits to Wikipedia from Africa

Egypt made more edits to Wikipedia than any other African country between 2010 and 2011, according to new research.

Published on: April 26, 2012 | Comments: 0

Wikipedia blackout

Reuters covers Free Speech Debate launch

In a short interview with Reuters, Timothy Garton Ash explains the global ramifications of SOPA and PIPA, the two anti-piracy bills in the US.

Published on: January 22, 2012 | Comments: 0

Free Speech Debate is a research project of the Dahrendorf Programme for the Study of Freedom at St Antony's College in the University of Oxford. www.freespeechdebate.ox.ac.uk