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Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site. Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site Facebook: the empire on which the sun never sets The world is blue. Compare how Facebook has strengthened its global predominance among social networks between 2017 and 2009, with just a few big hold-out countries. A short history of disappearing privacy on Facebook Since Facebook launched in 2005 its default privacy settings have undergone radical changes, giving more access to personal data than many are aware of. US Supreme Court strikes down law creating ‘buffer zone’ around abortion clinics In the case of McCullen v Coakley, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling about restrictions on speech around abortion clinics. Max Harris explains. 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. Imported repression in the Middle East A leaked document in June 2014 from Egypt’s ministry of the interior invited tenders for cyber-surveillance technology to combat blasphemy, sarcasm and ‘lack of morality’ – the technology would likely come from the west. Max Gallien reports. A landmark Canadian hate speech case: Her Majesty the Queen v Keegstra In 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a famous ruling in a case involving a high school teacher and alleged anti-Semitism. Max Harris explains. « That Jew died for you » The group Jews for Jesus published a video entitled “That Jew died for you“, depicting Jesus as a victim of the Holocaust. Rabbi Laura Janner –Klausner called for the offensive video to be removed from YouTube. Brian Pellot discusses the free speech implications. Should ISPs be told to block « adult » content? Internet Service Providers do not merely route data packets from end-to-end, but are heavily involved in monitoring their customers’ online activities. Ian Brown discusses the implications of Britain’s suggested “voluntary” opting out of “adult content”, with little parliamentary and court involvement. Profanity, purity and politics — the battle for the Russian language A law banning swear words in the arts in Russia has come into effect in July 2014. Maryam Omidi discusses the implications. 14 year-old’s Twitter prank leads to arrest in the Netherlands A prank by a 14 year-old Dutch girl on Twitter prompted both her arrest – and broader questions about free speech, as Max Harris discusses. EU versus intellectual freedom? In a bid to synchronise hate crimes, the EU is seeking unity amongst members states against the denial of historical injustices. Is this the EU versus member states’ appreciation of intellectual freedom? Luigi Cajani explains. Egypt: the show is over Bassem Youssef and the Egyptian struggle for freedom of speech. How an attempt at ‘libel tourism’ rebounded on a Tanzanian tycoon A British citizen blogged about a Tanzanian media magnate involved in throwing her and her husband off their Tanzanian farm. He sued for libel in a British court. Dominic Burbidge explains. Canada champions tolerance abroad. But what about chez nous in Quebec? Charles Taylor asks what motivates practices of exclusion on the basis of religious identity and expression. Dominic Burbidge reports. 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 cas australien de discours de haine Max Harris explique comment le journaliste Andrew Bolt a enfreint la loi australienne portant sur la discrimination raciale avec son article sur les «aborigènes à la peau pâle». The world through the eyes of Russian state television Robert Coalson looks at how Russian television depicts everything from the crisis in Ukraine to the war in Syria. The long struggle to bury speech crimes in the English-speaking world Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum look at how the ghost of the English Court of the Star Chamber has been used to suppress free speech. Hong Kong: two systems, one country? Samson Yuen and Kitty Ho argue that the stabbing of a former Hong Kong news editor is a symptom of a broader squeeze on the city’s freedoms. In Ecuador, cartoonist gets the last laugh Kim Wilkinson looks at an unusual order to ‘correct’ a cartoon, and the cartoonist’s clever reply. Yale University Press et le refus de publication des caricatures danoises John Donatich, directeur des presses universitaires de Yale, explique et justifie sa décision de ne pas inclure d’illustrations dans l’ouvrage de Jytte Klausen. Warum Yale University Press die dänischen Cartoons nicht veröffentlicht hat John Donatich, Direktor der Yale University Press, erklärt und verteidigt seine Entscheidung, Jytte Klausens Buch ohne Illustrationen zu publizieren. Nineteen arguments for hate speech bans – and against them Free speech scholar Eric Heinze identifies the main arguments for laws restricting hate speech and says none are valid for mature Western democracies. Regulating hate speech: lessons for Asia Cherian George on how hate speech is gaining virulence in Asian countries such as Myanmar, and how peace-building workshops represent a positive step forward. The way Xi moves: free speech under assault in China Shi Yige examines different approaches to censorship in China, and argues that while internet controls might avail the leadership in the short term, they are unsustainable. Homage to Catalan Timothy Garton Ash introduces a translation of our ten principles into Catalan and a reflection on having Catalan as your native language. Our draft principles and introduction in Catalan Our draft principles, and Timothy Garton Ash’s personal introduction, have been translated into Catalan. The importance of speaking Catalan Pere Vilanova reflects on his personal experience of learning his ‘native’ tongue – as a third language. What really threatens free expression in India Faisal Devji explores the deeper lessons from the forced withdrawal of an ‘alternative history’ of the Hindus. Is it a crime to offend bread? For one taxi company in the Russian town of Kostroma, the answer turned out to be yes. 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Religion: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site.
Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site
Facebook: the empire on which the sun never sets The world is blue. Compare how Facebook has strengthened its global predominance among social networks between 2017 and 2009, with just a few big hold-out countries.
A short history of disappearing privacy on Facebook Since Facebook launched in 2005 its default privacy settings have undergone radical changes, giving more access to personal data than many are aware of.
US Supreme Court strikes down law creating ‘buffer zone’ around abortion clinics In the case of McCullen v Coakley, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling about restrictions on speech around abortion clinics. Max Harris explains.
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.
Imported repression in the Middle East A leaked document in June 2014 from Egypt’s ministry of the interior invited tenders for cyber-surveillance technology to combat blasphemy, sarcasm and ‘lack of morality’ – the technology would likely come from the west. Max Gallien reports.
A landmark Canadian hate speech case: Her Majesty the Queen v Keegstra In 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a famous ruling in a case involving a high school teacher and alleged anti-Semitism. Max Harris explains.
« That Jew died for you » The group Jews for Jesus published a video entitled “That Jew died for you“, depicting Jesus as a victim of the Holocaust. Rabbi Laura Janner –Klausner called for the offensive video to be removed from YouTube. Brian Pellot discusses the free speech implications.
Should ISPs be told to block « adult » content? Internet Service Providers do not merely route data packets from end-to-end, but are heavily involved in monitoring their customers’ online activities. Ian Brown discusses the implications of Britain’s suggested “voluntary” opting out of “adult content”, with little parliamentary and court involvement.
Profanity, purity and politics — the battle for the Russian language A law banning swear words in the arts in Russia has come into effect in July 2014. Maryam Omidi discusses the implications.
14 year-old’s Twitter prank leads to arrest in the Netherlands A prank by a 14 year-old Dutch girl on Twitter prompted both her arrest – and broader questions about free speech, as Max Harris discusses.
EU versus intellectual freedom? In a bid to synchronise hate crimes, the EU is seeking unity amongst members states against the denial of historical injustices. Is this the EU versus member states’ appreciation of intellectual freedom? Luigi Cajani explains.
How an attempt at ‘libel tourism’ rebounded on a Tanzanian tycoon A British citizen blogged about a Tanzanian media magnate involved in throwing her and her husband off their Tanzanian farm. He sued for libel in a British court. Dominic Burbidge explains.
Canada champions tolerance abroad. But what about chez nous in Quebec? Charles Taylor asks what motivates practices of exclusion on the basis of religious identity and expression. Dominic Burbidge reports.
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 cas australien de discours de haine Max Harris explique comment le journaliste Andrew Bolt a enfreint la loi australienne portant sur la discrimination raciale avec son article sur les «aborigènes à la peau pâle».
The world through the eyes of Russian state television Robert Coalson looks at how Russian television depicts everything from the crisis in Ukraine to the war in Syria.
The long struggle to bury speech crimes in the English-speaking world Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum look at how the ghost of the English Court of the Star Chamber has been used to suppress free speech.
Hong Kong: two systems, one country? Samson Yuen and Kitty Ho argue that the stabbing of a former Hong Kong news editor is a symptom of a broader squeeze on the city’s freedoms.
In Ecuador, cartoonist gets the last laugh Kim Wilkinson looks at an unusual order to ‘correct’ a cartoon, and the cartoonist’s clever reply.
Yale University Press et le refus de publication des caricatures danoises John Donatich, directeur des presses universitaires de Yale, explique et justifie sa décision de ne pas inclure d’illustrations dans l’ouvrage de Jytte Klausen.
Warum Yale University Press die dänischen Cartoons nicht veröffentlicht hat John Donatich, Direktor der Yale University Press, erklärt und verteidigt seine Entscheidung, Jytte Klausens Buch ohne Illustrationen zu publizieren.
Nineteen arguments for hate speech bans – and against them Free speech scholar Eric Heinze identifies the main arguments for laws restricting hate speech and says none are valid for mature Western democracies.
Regulating hate speech: lessons for Asia Cherian George on how hate speech is gaining virulence in Asian countries such as Myanmar, and how peace-building workshops represent a positive step forward.
The way Xi moves: free speech under assault in China Shi Yige examines different approaches to censorship in China, and argues that while internet controls might avail the leadership in the short term, they are unsustainable.
Homage to Catalan Timothy Garton Ash introduces a translation of our ten principles into Catalan and a reflection on having Catalan as your native language.
Our draft principles and introduction in Catalan Our draft principles, and Timothy Garton Ash’s personal introduction, have been translated into Catalan.
The importance of speaking Catalan Pere Vilanova reflects on his personal experience of learning his ‘native’ tongue – as a third language.
What really threatens free expression in India Faisal Devji explores the deeper lessons from the forced withdrawal of an ‘alternative history’ of the Hindus.
Is it a crime to offend bread? For one taxi company in the Russian town of Kostroma, the answer turned out to be yes. Sergey Fadeev explains.