The Future of Free Speech
@futurefreespeech.org
Reaffirming free expression as the bedrock of free and thriving societies through actionable research, empowering tools, and principled advocacy. We are an independent, non-partisan think tank located at Vanderbilt University. https://futurefreespeech.org
📚 To learn more about hate speech law under the ECtHR, learn more about Natalie's full book here:
Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights - The Future of Free Speech
In Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights, Natalie Alkiviadou argues that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) should reconsider its approach to hate speech cases and develop a robus...
futurefreespeech.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
📚 To learn more about hate speech law under the ECtHR, learn more about Natalie's full book here:
And watch @mchangama.bsky.social's full discussion on the importance of protecting free speech in the AI era at @bigthink.com's The Well: bigthink.com/the-well/whe...
Even AI is self-censoring. Here’s why that matters.
If the people controlling AI are biased, the output will also be. Free speech scholar Jacob Mchangama makes the case for completely open-source AI.
bigthink.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
And watch @mchangama.bsky.social's full discussion on the importance of protecting free speech in the AI era at @bigthink.com's The Well: bigthink.com/the-well/whe...
Find out how your favorite chatbot ranked on free speech in our latest report:
futurefreespeech.org/that-violate...
futurefreespeech.org/that-violate...
That Violates My Policies: AI Laws, Chatbots, and The Future of Expression - The Future of Free Speech
This report marks a step toward rethinking how AI governance shapes free expression, using international human rights law as its benchmark. Rather than accepting vague rules or opaque systems as inevi...
futurefreespeech.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Find out how your favorite chatbot ranked on free speech in our latest report:
futurefreespeech.org/that-violate...
futurefreespeech.org/that-violate...
🔗 Read all about this and more in this week's Free Flow: www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/british-un...
British University Halts Research after Pressure from China & Protests in Tanzania Turn Deadly | The Free Flow 11/6/25
British University halts research after pressure from China, protests over Tanzanian election results turn deadly, Russia bans the world's largest anime platform over "extremism," and more.
www.bedrockprinciple.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🔗 Read all about this and more in this week's Free Flow: www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/british-un...
🔗 To learn more about our work to measure free expression in AI models and policies, read our latest report here: futurefreespeech.org/that-violate...
That Violates My Policies: AI Laws, Chatbots, and The Future of Expression - The Future of Free Speech
This report marks a step toward rethinking how AI governance shapes free expression, using international human rights law as its benchmark. Rather than accepting vague rules or opaque systems as inevi...
futurefreespeech.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🔗 To learn more about our work to measure free expression in AI models and policies, read our latest report here: futurefreespeech.org/that-violate...
Be sure to pre-order your copy of @mchangama.bsky.social
and @jkosseff.bsky.social's forthcoming book on the future of free speech here: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
and @jkosseff.bsky.social's forthcoming book on the future of free speech here: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
The Future of Free Speech
Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy's Most Essential Freedom
www.press.jhu.edu
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Be sure to pre-order your copy of @mchangama.bsky.social
and @jkosseff.bsky.social's forthcoming book on the future of free speech here: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
and @jkosseff.bsky.social's forthcoming book on the future of free speech here: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
The Macrons will face numerous First Amendment obstacles in U.S. courts in their lawsuit against Candace Owens.
Read what else @mchangama.bsky.social told @washingtonpost.com about this case.
Read what else @mchangama.bsky.social told @washingtonpost.com about this case.
Brigitte Macron cyberbullying case puts fringe-right claims on trial
10 people face charges for saying that the French president’s wife is a man, a conspiracy theory that has gained believer on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Macrons will face numerous First Amendment obstacles in U.S. courts in their lawsuit against Candace Owens.
Read what else @mchangama.bsky.social told @washingtonpost.com about this case.
Read what else @mchangama.bsky.social told @washingtonpost.com about this case.
At The Bedrock Principle, @alhohlfeld.bsky.social chronicles numerous recent examples of police raids over online posts.
🔗 Read it here: www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/punishment...
🔗 Read it here: www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/punishment...
Punishment Before Trial? 'Hate Speech' Raids in Germany
German “hate speech” laws are already troubling, but their enforcement has become alarmingly disproportionate, unconstitutional, and incompatible with a free society.
www.bedrockprinciple.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
At The Bedrock Principle, @alhohlfeld.bsky.social chronicles numerous recent examples of police raids over online posts.
🔗 Read it here: www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/punishment...
🔗 Read it here: www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/punishment...
🤖 To see where other countries rank on AI policies and free speech, as well as where leading chatbots' own policies rank, check out our full report here: futurefreespeech.org/that-violate...
That Violates My Policies: AI Laws, Chatbots, and The Future of Expression - The Future of Free Speech
This report marks a step toward rethinking how AI governance shapes free expression, using international human rights law as its benchmark. Rather than accepting vague rules or opaque systems as inevi...
futurefreespeech.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🤖 To see where other countries rank on AI policies and free speech, as well as where leading chatbots' own policies rank, check out our full report here: futurefreespeech.org/that-violate...