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People Want AI Regulation — But They Don’t Trust The Regulators
We don't need AI to protect us from ideas. We need it to empower us to think.
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Jacob Mchangama
Who Decides What's Good for Society? AI, the DSA, and the Future of Expression in Europe
Why the EU’s efforts to regulate AI may have unintended consequences for free expression.
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Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
What Latin America’s Legislative Trends Can Teach Us about The Future of Free Speech
As Latin America races to implement European-style digital regulations, vital human rights safeguards are being left behind.
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Juan Martin Marinangeli
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Matias Gonzalez Mama
Europe Cannot Protect Democracy by Distrusting Its Citizens
The Future of Free Speech submitted feedback in response to the Call for Evidence for the "European Democracy Shield." Here's why we are concerned.
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Alexander Hohlfeld
Germany Banning The AfD Would Be A Dangerous Mistake
Can democracy safeguard itself by banning extremist parties, or does prohibition plant deeper seeds of grievance that erode its own foundations?
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Natalie Alkiviadou
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Justin Hayes
Will AI Supercharge Free Expression or Suppression?
An adapted version of my remarks from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.
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Jacob Mchangama
The Road to Enforcement Chaos: The Hidden Dangers of the TAKE IT DOWN Act
Why the well-intentioned deepfake "revenge porn" law risks muzzling online speech.
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Ashkhen Kazaryan
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Ashley Haek
Oversight or Overreach? Free Speech and the Meta Oversight Board’s Latest Rulings
Recent decisions from Meta's Oversight Board show inconsistent application of international standards for free expression.
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Natalie Alkiviadou
A New McCarthyism
How one Dane views free speech in America.
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Jacob Mchangama
The Deportation of Dissent
Parrhesia or paranoia? From Aristotle to Hitchens, history sides with openness. Will America?
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Jacob Mchangama
 and 
Hirad Marami
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Why Nepal's Problematic Social Media Bill Threatens Free Speech
If passed, Nepalese authorities could exert political control over online speech under the guise of promoting social media responsibility.
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Joan Barata
One Year Later: AI Chatbots Show Progress on Free Speech — But Some Concerns Remain
Generative AI platforms are getting better at allowing free speech—but inconsistently, and not everywhere.
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Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
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Jacob Mchangama
, and 
Isabelle Anzabi
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