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					«Monopoly is really dangerous for free speech»
				
Ana Kasparian of #yourMSC asks our director Timothy Garton Ash about Facebook, free speech and democracy at the Munich Security Conference 2019.

					Glasnost! Nine ways Facebook can make itself a better forum for free speech and democracy
				
Free Speech Debate co-authors an Oxford-Stanford report on Facebook.

					South Africa’s long walk to freedom of expression
				
Free speech holds the powerful to account and is essential to ending apartheid’s legacy of division, argues Nooshin Erfani-Ghadimi.

					Las Vegas: the US is racked with impossible divisions over rights and freedoms
				
Todd Landman explores the contradictions between the American Constitution and the freedoms it seeks to preserve.

					Truth cannot be expelled: free speech under attack in Turkey
				
Timothy Garton Ash, in a lecture at Boğaziçi University, entitled Free Speech Under Attack, explains why the media is essential for a functioning deliberative democracy. He argues that populism and the projection of dominant voices through the media is a significant threat to free speech in Turkey and around the globe.

					The defence of free speech in Hungary
				
Timothy Garton Ash, in a lecture at Central European University, entitled Free Speech and the Defence of an Open Society, argues that liberalism and liberal democracy, which has historically given voice to the powerless against the powerful, is under threat. 

					Should Indian politicians be allowed to appeal to voters based on their religion, race, and caste?
				
Udit Bhatia discusses a landmark ruling concerning the conduct of elections and its potential to stifle democratic debate.

					An introductory guide to the ten principles
				
Our social media team have created a new way to explore the 10 principles on Youtube.

					Free speech debates are more than ‘radicals’ vs ‘liberals’
				
Eric Heinze argues that the radicals and liberal grounds for free speech are not mutually exclusive.

					Wikipedia at 15: The sum of human knowledge?
				
Martin Poulter, Wikimedian in residence at Oxford University, considers the active encyclopedia’s first 15 years.

					Between Islamists and secularists: debating free speech in the Arab world
				
Sara Khorshid reports from a panel discussion that brought together former hate preachers, feminists and ordinary Arab youth to debate the limits of free speech in the new Middle East.

					Hyperreality beats free speech in Turkey
				
Kerem Öktem describes the dramatic deterioration of Turkey’s media landscape after the attempted coup of July 2016.

					The public voice in internet governance
				
James Fishkin and Max Senges describe how an innovative democratic mechanism was used at the global Internet Governance Forum to revive Athenian democracy and draw up plans for extending internet access to the next billion users.

					The Jawaharlal Nehru University affair
				
Udit Bhatia discusses the Indian government’s use of colonial-era laws against sedition and its failure to protect protestors taken into police custody.

					The ‘lying press’ and the crisis of confidence in German media
				
Maja Sojref and Sarah Glatte explore the growing public disillusionment with the mainstream press in Germany.

					A Turkish newspaper is shut down, condolences accepted
				
Ezgi Basaran cries out at the forced end of Radikal, the Turkish newspaper she used to edit.

					Citizens United: how the US Supreme Court struck down limits on corporate electioneering on the grounds of free speech
				
Max Harris analyses the case and the applicability of US First Amendment rights to corporations.

					The battle for balance on Ireland’s airwaves
				
Declan Johnston explores whether regulatory requirements for Ireland’s broadcasters worked well in its referendum on same-sex marriage.

					How and why Hong Kong’s press downplayed the ‘umbrella movement’ of 2014
				
Rebecca Wong describes the combined pressures of Chinese political power and the interests of media proprietors.

					Living in outrageous times
				
Peter Bradley argues that we should tolerate offence but be less offensive

					How the British press  distorted reporting of… the British press
				
Martin Moore, of the Media Standards Trust, summarises an analysis of British press coverage of proposed new press regulation.

					¿Cómo saber qué está prohibido en Internet?
				
Joss Wright describe los retos técnicos y éticos en la investigación de la censura en Internet.

					Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal.
				
Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site

					Vote for Hong Kong – on the streets and online
				
In 2014, the citizens of Hong Kong staged an unofficial civil referendum in protest against the Beijing authorities’ attempts to undermine its independence. As Rebecca Wong reports, the majority of the votes were cast via a voting app on mobile phones.

					Represión importada en el Medio Oriente
				
Un documento filtrado en junio del 2014 del ministerio del interior de Egipto invitaba a licitaciones de tecnología de ciber-vigilancia para combatir la blasfemia, el sarcasmo y la ‘falta de moralidad’ – La tecnología probablemente provendría de occidente. Max Gallien reporta.

					¿Se le debería decir a los proveedores del servicio de internet que bloqueen el contenido “para adultos”?
				
Los Proveedores del Servicio de Internet no solamente dirigen paquetes de datos de un punto a otro, sino que están bastante involucrados en monitorear las actividades en línea de sus clientes. Ian Brown discute las implicaciones de la sugerencia en Gran Bretaña de “voluntariamente” optar por no tener acceso al “contenido para adultos”, con poca participación del parlamento o las cortes. 

					National security and privacy: striking the balance
				
Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum discuss the need to balance national security and privacy in the age of internet surveillance.

					Eatock vs Bolt: un caso Australiano controversial sobre el discurso del odio
				
Max Harris explica por qué el periodista Andrew Bolt fue encontrado en violación del Acta Australiana de Discriminación Racial por artículos sobre “los Aborígenes de piel clara”.

					From incitement to self-censorship: the media in the Kenyan elections of 2007 and 2013
				
Katherine Bruce-Lockhart looks at the media’s role in two Kenyan elections and argues that peace and critical media coverage should not be mutually exclusive. 

					Pressing for press accountability in Britain
				
Jonathan Heawood on ten reasons why independent self-regulation is good for free speech – and how his new initiative, IMPRESS, proposes to go about it. 

					El uso de la retórica de la libertad de prensa para hacer fracasar a la libertad de expresión
				
Martin Moore, director de Media Standards Trust, alega que la prensa británica le ha negado al público británico un debate apropiado sobre la regulación de la prensa.

					What does George Orwell mean to people in Burma?
				
At  the 2013 Irrawaddy Literary Festival, Burmese writers including Pascal Khoo Thwe and blogpoet Pandora talk about George Orwell in the country where he was once an imperial policeman.

					Thou shall not leak: Thomas Fingar on why leaking classified information is unnecessary and dangerous
				
Thomas Fingar, 2013 winner of the Sam Adams Awards for Integrity in Intelligence, argues that leaking classified information from within the intelligence services is unnecessary and dangerous.

					Why the US needs more open debate about its failures on race
				
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington must be the beginning of the discussion of race, not the end. Bassam Gergi discusses why the depoliticisation of race in the US is problematic and only open debate can lead to progress.

					¿Es Facebook sólo la nueva cámara de comercio y Twitter el nuevo telégrafo?
				
El teórico político Rob Reich discute qué adaptaciones necesitamos a medida que la libertad de expresión y de asociación se mueve rápidamente del mundo desconectado al mundo conectado. 

					Vladimi Pozner: Why Russia does not have a concept of free speech
				
Famous Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner says he thinks Russia really has no concept of free speech. Oh, but there’s one place where you do have complete freedom of expression.

					The ‘Brandenburg test’ for incitement to violence
				
In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court made history by ruling that, to merit conviction, the violence advocated must be intended, likely and imminent. By Jeff Howard.

					The three George Orwells and the three Burmas
				
Timothy Garton Ash delivers the Orwell Lecture at an unprecedented literary festival in Rangoon. He talks about three Orwells and three Burmas.

					¿Birmania retrocede hacia los tiempos de la censura?
				
A pesar de sus argumentos a favor de la libertad de prensa, el gobierno ha creado una sorpresiva iniciativa que contiene provisiones muy opresivas y que vulneran al Consejo de Prensa que creó con anterioridad, escribe Ellen Wiles.

					“Speakers’ Corner” ¿Qué sería hoy en día?
				
Peter Bradley describe una iniciativa británica que promueve la libertad de expresión, el debate público y la acción ciudadana. 

					¿Existe un derecho a mentir sobre el gobierno?
				
En el caso hito del New York Times v. Sullivan, en 1964, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos decidió que la crítica a oficiales públicos debe ser protegida, incluso si algunas de las aseveraciones son inexactas. Jeff Howard explica el caso.

					La práctica de la libertad
				
La líder por la democracia birmana Aung San Suu Kyi señala la importancia de la libertad de expresión pero enfatiza la idea budista del “hablar correcto”.

					Prashant Bhushan: The case for a referendum and how Kashmir could become «another Afghanistan»
				
If the territorial dispute over Kashmir is not addressed through open debate, it may become «another Afghanistan», says the Indian supreme court lawyer. 

					Is self-regulation of the media in India sufficient?
				
In a panel John Lloyd, T.R. Andhyarujina, Harish Salve and Daya Thussu discussed whether self-regulation can continue to remain a viable way forward for the Indian media.

					Tarun Tejpal: How has investigative journalism in India changed in the last 20 years?
				
Indian journalist and writer Tarun Tejpal speaks about development and corruption in India, and the role of investigative journalism.

					How Ushahidi maps the voices of those in need
				
Dominic Burbidge discusses how Ushahidi’s transformative crowdsourcing techniques have alleviated crises in Kenya and beyond. 

					Brasil confronta a Google y es personal
				
Un alto ejecutivo de Google fue arrestado en Brasil cuando la compañía se rehusó a remover de YouTube videos que hacían acusaciones contra un candidato a una alcaldía local. Felipe Correo discute el caso.

					Licensed leafleting means lost liberties in Britain
				
Josie Appleton explains how a 2005 law that permits local councils to restrict the distribution of leaflets in public spaces is hurting free speech and community life in Britain.

					Zambia’s secret freedom of information bill
				
If a decade of stalled attempts to enact Zambia’s Freedom of Information bill seems comical, there is underlying tragedy in how politicians have fallen short of their free speech rhetoric, writes Dominic Burbidge. 

					¿Es necesario tener un título para ejercer de periodista?
				
El Senado de Brasil restableció recientemente una ley que obliga a los periodistas a tener un título universitario. Por otro lado, una propuesta de enmienda constitucional podría restringir aún más la profesión. Un caso de Felipe Correa.

					Evgeny Morozov: What is the dark side of internet freedom?
				
Author Evgeny Morozov highlights the dangers that sometimes emerge when governments and corporations harness the internet to serve their own objectives. 

					Burbujas lingüísticas en Internet: ¿la última frontera?
				
Scott A. Hale explora el papel de la lengua en la búsqueda y difusión de información en Internet.

					Holanda aprueba la primera ley sobre la neutralidad de Internet en Europa
				
Las enmiendas aprobadas por el Senado de Holanda ponen límites a la libertad de los proveedores de Internet para bloquear o ralentizar aplicaciones y servicios. Por Graham Reynolds.

					Storyful: verificando el periodismo ciudadano
				
Malachy Browne, editor de noticias de Storyful, explica cómo la agencia de noticias de los medios sociales valida los contenidos de noticias de la web en tiempo real.

					Improving media ethics in Turkey
				
A grassroots organisation set up by journalists attempts to create positive change in Turkish media, writes Yonca Poyraz Doğan, a correspondent at Today’s Zaman.

					Is it time for a global conversation on free speech?
				
A panel of experts joins FSD Director Timothy Garton Ash at London’s Frontline Club to discuss some of the world’s most pressing free speech issues.

					Africa: media and free speech
				
«People in Africa don’t have the freedom to speak freely and hold governments accountable,» says Nqobile Sibisi of Highway Africa’s Future Journalists Programme. 

					Jillian York: Is hacktivism ethical?
				
The director of international freedom of expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation talks about the ethics and motivations of hacktivism.

					Richard Sambrook: What does the BBC mean by impartiality?
				
The former director of BBC Global News explains what  Britain’s historic public service broadcaster means by ‘impartiality’ – and why it has not always achieved it.

					Punishing users of extremist websites
				
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed a law to punish readers of websites promoting terrorism and violence, writes Clementine de Montjoye.

					Moez Chakchouk: Can the Tunisian Internet Agency defend net neutrality?
				
Online censorship is futile as it can almost always be circumvented, says Moez Chakchouk, the head of the Tunisian Internet Agency.

					Kazeboon: Egypt’s anti-military campaign
				
In 2011, a group of young Egyptians organised public film screenings to expose military violence against civilians, writes Hebatalla Taha. 

					Hungary’s new media regulation
				
In 2010, the Hungarian prime minister passed a series of laws, giving excessive control over all private media to the government, writes Peter Bajomi-Lazar, a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford.

					German legislation could hinder free flow of information
				
Germany’s draft ancillary copyright bill would force news aggregators such as Google News to pay German publishing houses when linking to news items produced by their newspapers, writes Maximilian Ruhenstroth-Bauer.

					La periodista mexicana y el presidente «alcohólico»
				
La periodista mexicana Carmen Aristegui fue despedida por solicitar públicamente una aclaratoria del Presidente Felipe Calderón sobre los rumores de que padecía de alcoholismo, escribe Felipe Correa.

					La huelga de hambre como libertad de expresión
				
El año pasado, Anna Hazare, un indio de 74 años que lucha contra la corrupción, emprendió una huelga de hambre como una forma de presionar al gobierno para que promulgara una legislación anti-corrupción. ¿Debería protegerse la huelga de hambre como forma de libertad de expresión? Manav Ghushan y Katie Engelhart ofrecen contrastantes puntos de vista.

					Rede Globo & the 1989 Brazilian election
				
Beyond Citizen Kane, a documentary on the 1989 Brazilian election, argues that broadcaster Rede Globo manipulated the montage in favour of one of the two remaining candidates, writes Felipe Correa.

					Can Europe and the Middle East agree on the terms of freedom of expression?
				
A lecture by Timothy Garton Ash in Egypt at the AUC New Cairo.

					Yan Xuetong: When can a value such as free speech be considered universal?
				
For values to be considered universal, at least half the world should accept them, says Professor Yan Xuetong, director of the Institute of International Studies at Tsinghua University.

					Free Speech Debate launch with Jimmy Wales
				
For those of you who missed it first time round, here’s Timothy Garton Ash, director of Free Speech Debate, speaking to the Wikipedia co-founder, a day after the encyclopedia’s English pages were blacked out in protest against two anti-piracy bills in the US. They talk about SOPA and PIPA, the controversial Muhammad cartoons and Wikipedia’s decision to go dark.

					Does money have the right to speak?
				
The US supreme court’s decision on Citizens United raises a vital issue: should corporations have the same free speech rights as individuals? Brian Pellot discusses the case.

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