Social Media Censorship Gaining New Ground in U.K., France
British lawmakers call for banning offensive speakers from social media entirely while France continues hate speech prosecutions
Hate Speech
Schools Banning Phone App Yik Yak for Promoting Hate Speech
That this is largely a symbolic gesture hasn't stopped students from advocating for the bans.
Brooklyn Teen Arrested for Threatening Use of Emoji
NYPD: "You make a threat on the internet, we're going to be watching."
In the City of Charlie Hebdo, Three Convicted for Contents of Tweets
Calling for the death of gay people is a hate crime in France.
Pope Francis Says He Never Meant to Endorse Punishment of Religious Insults
The pope's "clarification" is implausible but welcome.
A Defense of France's 'Hate Speech' Laws: People Often Say Offensive Things Without Being Punished
The very existence of speech-policing tribunals offends freedom of expression.
What Pope Francis Got Wrong About Free Expression
The right of people to be critical of religion-even their own-is a defense of the common good.
Should Muhammad-Depicting Cartoonists Be Executed or Merely Imprisoned?
Pick a position in the Charlie Hebdo debate.
Charlie Hebdo in the Dock
Despite its stand against the terrorist's veto, France treats offensive words and images as crimes.
Steven Salaita and the Tyranny of 'Hate Speech'
"Hate" is in the eye of the beholder.
Offensive Speech
Can't a guy say what he thinks anymore? Yes, but the free market may punish you.
Bundy, Sterling, and Reconciling Racially Hateful Speech With Freedom
The most effective equalizer for hatred is the free market.
Regulating Hateful Speech Won't Stop Hateful Crimes
Glenn Miller's long trail of bigotry and violence is not an argument for censoring speech—or for spying on people who have done nothing more than say ugly things.
Social Media Under Pressure To Muzzle "Hate Speech"
Good luck defining it, let alone policing it
Twitter Hands over User Data to French Authorities
Relents to demands in order to track down sources of Anti-Semitic tweets
Twitter May Pay a Price for Resisting Government Demands – In France, Anyway
French authorities order social media company to reveal identities of anti-Semitic tweeters
Facebook to Crack Down on "Gender-Based" Hate Speech
Following lobbying by feminist groups
