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Future Free Speech research, results and recommendations are mentioned in international and regional media.

The British Library: Freedom of the Press – The First Principle of News

25.05.2022

Reuters: From Musk to Brussels – three leading experts on the future of free speech online

17.05.2022

Fortune: Elon Musk says he’s ‘exactly aligned’ with Europe’s new rules for online content. But the law may threaten his free speech ideals

11.05.2022

NZZ Magazine: Auf Twitter soll bald wieder totale Meinungsfreiheit herrschen. Ist das gut?

02.05.2022

The Hill – False speech: What is it good for?

09.03.2022

Reason: Why Hate Speech Laws Backfire

24.02.2022

CBS News: How free speech is under attack in the U.S.

20.02.2022

The Economist: A history of free expression charts its seesawing progress

07.02.2022

Juicy Ecumenism: Free Speech – A History from Socrates to Social Media

07.01.2022

CPJ: How social media regulation could affect the press

06.01.2022

Kirkus Review: Free Speech – A History from Socrates to Social Media

16.12.2021

Euractiv: Content moderation policies continue to face core dilemmas

17.11.2021

Folha de Sao Paulo: Destroyed in Belarus, media resort to secrecy and exile to keep news

20.10.2021

Coinbase: Bitcoin’s Censorship-Resistance Was a Step Change in History

22.07.2021

Who Cares About Free Speech – Media Coverage

23.06.2021

Reason: The World Loves Free Speech—Except When They’re Offended

16.06.2021

Politico: By the numbers — measuring support for free speech

16.06.2021

The Economist: In some countries, people think they have too much freedom of speech

07.06.2021

Swissinfo: How can social media be made social again?

06.05.2021

Doha Debates – Course Correction: The Disrupters – Using free speech for good and evi‪l‬

15.04.2021

In Lieu of Fun: Jacob Mchangama on Clear and Present Danger

18.03.2021

BBC: Has Covid rolled back democratic rights?

01.03.2021

The Economist: Censorious governments are abusing “fake news” laws

12.02.2021

Lawfare: The Facebook Oversight Board’s First Decisions: Ambitious, and Perhaps Impractical

02.02.2021

The Toronto Star: Who should decide what you can’t say on social media? Debate rages ahead of potential government action

31.01.2021

Legal Matters: Dr. Natalie Alkiviadou. Free Speech, Humour, Parody and Satire.

12.01.2021

Verfassungsblog: Facebook’s Oversight Board Just Announced Its First Cases, But It Already Needs An Overhaul

22.12.2020

Umanesino Digitale: NetzDG e censura globale – lo strano destino del Network Enforcement Act tedesco

28.11.2020

Free to Disagree: SNP hate crime bill flouts international human rights law

19.10.2020

Reason: German-Style Internet Censorship Catches On Around the World

12.10.2020

CPJ: Germany revisits influential internet law as amendment raises privacy implications

09.10.2020

Politico: Germany’s balancing act – Fighting online hate while protecting free speech

09.10.2020

BBC News: US Election: Whoever becomes the next president, social media is changing

01.10.2020

BBC: A controversa lei alemã que inspira projeto de lei das Fake News

27.08.2020

Reuters: Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines

08.08.2020

Digitale Geshellchaft: Stellungnahme der Digitalen Gesellschaft e.V. zum „Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Änderung des Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetzes” (NetzDG)

15.06.2020

DW: Africa’s online hate speech laws sound alarm over press freedom

23.02.2020

CT Magazin: Immer mehr Länder zensieren das Internet systematisch

29.01.2020