Research: Restricting free speech isn’t the solution to violence and hate speech
https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2018/06/10/research-restricting-free-speech-isnt-the-solution-to-violence-and-hate-speech/
The fight to protect freedom of speech is ancient and can be traced through history from Socrates, Milton, and Voltaire to Hypatia and Goldman. The issue is currently undergoing a resurgence with figures like Jordan Peterson, Christina Hoff Sommers, Count Dankula, Sarah Silverman, Laci Green, Amy Schumer, and so on.
Whether politics or comedy, left-wing, right-wing, or apolitical, free speech permeates every aspect of life. What’s more is that censorship has led to some of the world’s greatest tragedies and most oppressive authoritarian regimes.
Research: Restricting free speech isn’t the solution to violence and hate speech
Jun 10, 2018, 9:14am UTC
https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2018/06/10/research-restricting-free-speech-isnt-the-solution-to-violence-and-hate-speech/
> The fight to protect freedom of speech is ancient and can be traced through history from Socrates, Milton, and Voltaire to Hypatia and Goldman. The issue is currently undergoing a resurgence with figures like Jordan Peterson, Christina Hoff Sommers, Count Dankula, Sarah Silverman, Laci Green, Amy Schumer, and so on.
> Whether politics or comedy, left-wing, right-wing, or apolitical, free speech permeates every aspect of life. What’s more is that censorship has led to some of the world’s greatest tragedies and most oppressive authoritarian regimes.