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.exe-pression: August 2025
A Newsletter on Freedom of Expression in the Age of AI
22 hrs ago
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Isabelle Anzabi
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Hirad Marami
, and
Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
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August 2025
Criminalizing Flag Burning: A Secular Blasphemy Ban
When the Trump administration defends the flag as “sacred,” it borrows the same logic Europe uses to outlaw Quran burnings — all to the detriment of…
Aug 29
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Jacob Mchangama
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Trump Admin to Prosecute Flag Burning & Pakistan 'Blasphemy Traps' Continue to Soar | The Free Flow 8/28/25
An executive order directs prosecution of flag burners, a Russian state messaging app must be downloaded on all devices, entrapment and blasphemy cases…
Aug 28
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Ashley Haek
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Ava Sjursen
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Jacob Mchangama
,
Ashkhen Kazaryan
, and
Joan Barata
4
Russia Restricts Messaging Apps & Dutch Terrorism Bill Raises Alarm | The Free Flow 8/21/25
Russia restricts WhatsApp and Telegram, YouTube tests AI age checks in the U.S., Dutch ‘terrorism glorification’ bill sparks alarm, India enforces…
Aug 20
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Ashley Haek
,
Justin Hayes
,
Jacob Mchangama
, and
Ashkhen Kazaryan
2
From Safety Valve to Pressure Cooker: When Silencing Speech Fuels Extremism
My contribution to the UK’s Commission for Countering Extremism essay collection: “Countering extremism: defending free speech.”
Aug 18
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Jacob Mchangama
4
UK Age-Verification Chaos & Russian Internet Shutdowns | The Free Flow 8/14/25
UK age verification law wreaks havoc, blocked websites in Russia surge, California deepfake ban is struck down, and more!
Aug 14
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Ashley Haek
,
Ava Sjursen
,
Ashkhen Kazaryan
, and
Jacob Mchangama
2
Reporters Without Borders’ Stance on US-Brazil Policy Undermines Press Freedom
The U.S. might be taking an unprincipled and hypocritical stance on free speech, but that doesn't mean we should endorse what's happening in Brazil.
Aug 11
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Jacob Mchangama
2
How Civil Rights Groups Defeated Hate Speech Laws
For most of the 20th century, America’s civil rights leaders opposed hate speech laws— because they knew who would be silenced first.
Aug 6
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Samantha Barbas
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.exe-pression: July 2025
A Monthly Newsletter on Freedom of Expression in the Age of AI
Aug 4
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Isabelle Anzabi
,
Ava Sjursen
,
Hirad Marami
, and
Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
3
July 2025
The Free Flow — July 31, 2025
U.S. federal court sides with X over DOJ gag orders, TikToker arrested for false claims about Nigerian president's death, Russia imposes internet…
Jul 31
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Ashley Haek
and
Ava Sjursen
3
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The Free Flow — July 24, 2025
Trump sues The Wall Street Journal for $10 billion, Iran moves to criminalize "fake news," Russia advances bill punishing online searches for…
Jul 24
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Ashley Haek
and
Ava Sjursen
2
The Anti-"Woke" AI Agenda: Free Speech or State Speech?
The Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan demands “neutral” models—but neutrality defined by the government risks silencing dissent.
Jul 23
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Isabelle Anzabi
and
Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
3
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