In addition to undermining universities’ and faculty members’ autonomy, the bill blurs distinctions between free expression and academic freedom, and turns academic freedom into a political weapon.
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Political phone pranksters played a big part in the passage of draconian laws that strangle free expression in Russia.
Our freedom is limited as soon as our speech and behaviour become harmful to other people.
Synik’s new album continues to shape identity and consciousness in a country with limited freedom of speech.
The ruling could justify the future visa cancellation of any individual who is seen as a ‘role model’ and who may be perceived as causing social unrest.
In order to effectively regulate data-intensive, privately held global infrastructure like Facebook, human rights needs to be a primary focal point.
Australia’s piecemeal approach to regulating hate speech online isn’t working. The UK has introduced a possible better way forward.
The majority of those punished under the laws to combat false information are opposition politicians or journalists.
Powers in Bill C-10 will force YouTube and TikTok to make CanCon more discoverable, skewing our searches and streams — but it’s unconstitutional.
Despite the challenges of being a female comedian, the women who do choose to perform feel emboldened to speak out in ways that can resist sexism.
The social media giant’s third-party review panel upheld Facebook’s ban on Donald Trump. A corporate governance expert explains why Facebook created the Oversight Board.
No matter what tactics are used to muzzle, restrict, limit, or censor information, trustworthy information that serves the public good can still find its way to those who matter most: the citizens.
Saudi’s crown prince approved the killing and dismemberment of a Washington Post columnist in 2018, the Biden administration says. So how can the US still see the Saudis as good partners?
In a country where judicial review is not constitutionally guaranteed, hate speech legislation could shackle freedom of expression and limit citizens’ rights to express themselves.
The Constitutional Court judgment is a huge victory, not only for journalists and lawyers who stand to benefit directly and immediately, but for broader society.
Talks with the government ended with accusations that the dissenting artists were ‘paid by North American agencies’ – an age-old way to discredit dissent in Cuba. But these protests are homegrown.
Academic freedom is under assault around the world. Academics and students are being killed, injured, detained and disappeared in a pattern of disturbing increases in state repression.
The obscenity trial was a landmark decision that provided a “public good” defence for serious literature.
Macron wants to ‘build an Islam in France that can be compatible with the Enlightenment.’ But that goal assumes France is compatible with Islam, says a Muslim scholar of religion and politics.
The horrific death of Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, highlights the importance of the work of educators who are, more than ever, on the front lines of the fight for freedom of expression.
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Reader in Journalism, University of Central Lancashire
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Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
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PhD Candidate, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Law, Edinburgh Napier University
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Lecturer, London Metropolitan University
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Professor, Department of Journalism, Film and Television, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Department of Business Management, Nelson Mandela University
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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Professeur honoraire (Sciences de l’éducation), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
