The Future of Free Speech

Tech Policy Press: Digital Services Act Roundup: February - March 2024

Naples Daily News: Florida Abandons Free Speech Principles to Combat DEI Excesses

Persuasion: How to Fight Misinformation Without Censorship

WSJ: J.K. Rowling Is Right to Protest Hate-Speech Laws

Schweizer Monat: Censorship Doesn’t Prevent Hatred

WGCU Interview: “Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media”

Restoring a resilient global culture of free speech in the digital age through knowledge, research, and advocacy.

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Featured Commentary

WSJ: J.K. Rowling Is Right to Protest Hate-Speech Laws

04.05.2024

TIME: The Future of Censorship Is AI-Generated

02.26.2024

NYT: Social Media Is a Mess. Government Meddling Would Only Make It Worse.

12.14.2023

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Publications

Report: Freedom of Expression in Generative AI – A Snapshot of Content Policies

03.01.2024

Booklaunch: Counterspeech – Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Countering Dangerous Speech

02.21.2024

Background report: Empowering Audiences – Against Misinformation Through ‘Prebunking’

12.18.2023

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Podcasts

The History of the Future: Jacob on the Miltons Curse

03.13.2023

The Platform NZ: Jacob Mchangama on the importance of free speech

11.03.2022

Global Digital Foundation: Jacob Mchangama and the History of Hate-Speech Laws

05.31.2021

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Free Speech Book

WGCU Interview: “Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media”

03.14.2024

Jacob Mchangamas Free Speech in Arabic

04.12.2023

Czech book launch: The Free Speech Recession and How to End It

10.26.2022

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Events

Symposium | Artificial Intelligence & The First Amendment: Protecting Free Speech in the AI Era

04.17.2024

Webinar: Launch of French Language Global Case Law Database

03.06.2024

Booklaunch: Counterspeech – Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Countering Dangerous Speech

02.21.2024

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“Freedom of speech is a basic prerequisite for a functioning democratic society. Understanding the importance of and safeguarding this freedom in a time when hate and disinformation is prevalent, especially on social media, is therefore of huge importance. We are happy to support Justitia in their work to explore various methods to tackle disinformation, hate and extremism without restricting freedom of speech“, says Marie Dahllöf, Secretary General to the Swedish Postcode Foundation.

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About The Future of Free Speech

We are building The Future of Free Speech through an inter-disciplinary and evidence-based approach that can help nurture a resilient global culture of free speech in the digital age.

The Future of Free Speech will seek to answer three big questions: Why is freedom of speech in global decline? How can we better understand and conceptualize the benefits and harms of free speech? How can we create a resilient global culture of free speech that benefits everyone?