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New York Times Educational Publishing in association with The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"In October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent journalist who was critical of the Saudi Arabian government, was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. His was an extreme case of censorship: the act of suppressing people, platforms, and ideas that are contrary to the status quo. Why do governments, publications, and other entities censor information? Is motivation driven only by authoritarian power, or are there sometimes benefits to censorship,...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Hate explains the badly misunderstood First Amendment approach toward hateful speech, which overlaps substantially with international human rights principles. It shows that this approach is more effective than censorship in promoting all the essential values at stake: free speech, democracy, equality, dignity, diversity, and inclusivity. Under both US and international human rights law, government may punish hateful speech that directly causes specific...
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"What can be done consistent with the First Amendment to ensure that American voters can make informed election decisions and hold free elections amid a flood of virally spread disinformation and the collapse of local news reporting? How should American society counter the actions of people like former President Donald J. Trump, who used social media to convince millions of his followers to doubt the integrity of U.S. elections and helped foment a...
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W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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The American University law professor offers a guide for activists, lawyers, public officials, and citizens that identifies innovative use of American legal ideas to pursue equality and promote fairness, justice, and free speech.
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English
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"The Progressive Woke Machine-from outrage mobs and online censorship to activists masquerading as journalists-is waging war against the last free thinkers in the world. This book is both an explanation of the current political upheaval and your guide to surviving it. America, and the West in general, is in the midst of an identity crisis that's headed towards an outright revolution. The progressive left, once the advocates of free expression and...
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