opinion
WHAT THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH
The Israel-Hamas war sparked calls for legal bans on “hate speech.” A quick glance around the globe shows such censorship is weaponized by politicians and fails in its goals.
Sarah McLaughlin is Senior Scholar, Global Expression at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Sarah has defended free expression at FIRE for over a decade, and now studies the relationship between authoritarian censorship and free countries. She is currently working on a book about global censorship and its role on college campuses.
opinion
SPORTSWASHING FTW
FIFA gave the Kingdom a big win for its reputation laundering. But it’s a huge loss for its besieged dissidents and will further muzzle international critics.
opinion
SPEECH IS NOT VIOLENCE
Authorities in France and the U.K. are threatening to criminalize pro-Palestinian protests and chants, and some U.S. lawmakers are calling for censorship.
opinion
CENSORSHIP WITHOUT BORDERS
Twitter and other U.S. tech companies are allowing authoritarians like China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narenda Modi to determine what people can say—all over the world.