🚨 OCT 3-4: The Future of Free Speech and Vanderbilt University are proud to present the second annual Global Free Speech Summit — a landmark event that explores the most urgent threats to free expression and offers bold solutions to protect this essential right.

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A lot is going on in the world right now, especially when it comes to crackdowns on speech. Find out what happened this week in the Free Flow newsletter.

«Der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte droht zu einer Zensurmaschine zu werden.» @NatalieAlk kritisiert in ihrem Essay die restriktive und oft widersprüchliche Rechtsprechung des @ECHR_CEDH zur #Meinungsfreiheit:

No one should ever be subjected to violence for sharing their opinion, no matter how unpopular. In a free and pluralistic society, we must accept that words are not violence, and we must condemn anyone who resorts to physical harm in response to speech they don’t like. Free

Congrats to @vanderbiltu, home of @SpeechFuture, for its climb to 7th in @thefireorg’s College Free Speech Rankings!

@RSI @Ashkhen @greekmaria 🔗 There's still time to register:

🍽️🍷 TOMORROW we join @RSI in DC. Don't miss a chance to hear our Senior Legal Fellow @Ashkhen alongside tech experts and TikTok creator @greekmaria as they discuss platform liability in the AI era — and what it means for free speech.

📆 Sept 10 in DC: We host with @SpeechFuture: Free Speech and Section 230 in the Age of AI: Should LLMs Be Liable for Misinformation? with @Ashkhen @SpeechFuture, @greekmaria, @SpenceKjell, @MattPerault @a16z, @Becca_Branum @CenDemTech

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Frederick Douglass's story serves as a powerful reminder of why free speech is the most effective tool for advancing equality. @JMchangama explains in a new video at @bigthink's The Well ⬇️

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In 1600s England, radicals warned Parliament that censorship was “dangerous to the liberties of the people.” At Expression by @TheFIREorg, @JMchangama wrote that 400 years later, the UK needs a new group of radical thinkers to remind them of this truth.

Extremely proud of @SpeechFuture's hard working Senior Fellow @NatalieAlk and the richly deserved praise of her must-read book on the European Court of Human Rights and Hate Speech. If you're in New York on Oct. 6th don't miss on the US book launch!

🔗 There’s still space to apply for our Global Free Speech Summit, co-hosted with @VanderbiltU:

AI Censorship. Attacks on Press Freedom. Spreading Digital Authoritarianism. In 25 days, we’ll come together in Nashville to discuss resilient solutions to today’s most pressing challenges. #FreeSpeechSummit2025

Glad that my new open access paper is out in @CELEUP's recent research series. "Moderating Hate or Moderating Rights? The Paradox of the European Approach to Online Hate Speech and Platform Liability" https://t.co/WUwWWXC2cK @SpeechFuture

🍷🍇 Join us and @RSI for a night of wine and wisdom from our very own @Ashkhen in a fireside chat with TikTok creator @greekmaria. 🔗 Register here:

Section 230? LLM Liability? These may sound like wonky buzzwords, but debates about these issues could significantly impact what you say or see on your social media feeds.

@SpeechFuture @Ashkhen @greekmaria @SpenceKjell @MattPerault @a16z @Becca_Branum @CenDemTech

📆 Sept 10 in DC: We host with @SpeechFuture: Free Speech and Section 230 in the Age of AI: Should LLMs Be Liable for Misinformation? with @Ashkhen @SpeechFuture, @greekmaria, @SpenceKjell, @MattPerault @a16z, @Becca_Branum @CenDemTech