Free Speech, Hate Speech, and the Internet

And so I signed on to Change My View, a section of Reddit where people post opinions and ask to have them changed. “What’s astounding about Kal ... (2018)

The trolls are winning. How do we fix life online without limiting free speech? Andrew Marantz reports. (2018)

It’s easier to spot a nipple using artificial intelligence than it is to tackle hate speech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today in a call with... (2018)

The case could have broader implications for social media and other media outlets. In particular, a broad ruling from the high court could open the... (2018)

Free speech is at the heart of a healthy democracy, but in recent years it has come under attack. Controversial views are being silenced to protect... (2018)

After the Squirrel Hill massacre, the tech industry needs to grapple with a major question: Do platforms like Gab radicalize attackers? (2018)

Listen to this episode from 16 Minutes News by a16z on Spotify. In this special "3x" episode of our news show -- where we cover the he... (2020)

This is what the internet has come to: thugs like Mohammed bin Salman funding tech companies to host the vitriol of thugs like Cesar Sayoc and Robe... (2018)

Online child exploitation is a horrific crime that requires an effective response, but this bill fails to meet the challenge and creates new proble... (2020)

Twitter’s leadership knows that it’s fundamentally broken, and its latest attempt to fix itself shows how daunting of a task that will be. (2019)

The UK is proposing a move to regulate social media platforms, and hold them accountable for the spread of like misinformation, and terrorist propa... (2019)

Ben and James discuss the question of YouTube, why it’s similar and different from Facebook, and why engagement is both alluring and a potential pr... (2019)

The former host of Fear Factor is now the Larry King of the Intellectual Dark Web. On Feb. 7, on the 1,241st episode of his podcast, comedian Joe ... (2019)

AS THE INTERNET has evolved over its 35-year lifespan, control over its most important services has gradually shifted from open source protocols ma... (2021)

I joined the paper with gratitude and optimism three years ago. I was hired with the goal of bringing in voices that would not otherwise appear in ... (2020)

Building a system that puts readers and writers in charge With that in mind, we commit to keeping Substack wide open as a platform, accepting of... (2020)

Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French iden... (2021)