Germany built aggressive systems to combat hate speech, but the line between defending democracy and undermining it may be beginning to blur.

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.

When Jesus was crucified, it led to even more followers. When books are banned, people flock to read them. Humans are fascinated by the forbidden, which is why censorship – especially in the digital age – doesn’t work. Jacob Mchangama explains.

Free speech may be messy, but censorship is deadly. Founder of The Future of Free Speech Jacob Mchangama explains.

Free speech can amplify hatred, but it also protects the fight against it. Founder of The Future of Free Speech Jacob Mchangama explains.

“Even if there are beliefs that we hold that are true, if we prevent people challenging those beliefs, we will lose our understanding of why they're true.”

“It’s not about being perfect. It’s about reducing suffering where we can, and right now, we’re choosing not to.”

"The evolution of digital media makes stricter regulation of online behavior not only feasible but inevitable," writes media ecologist Andrey Mir.

Should social media platforms have the right to decide what speech to allow online? Should the government?

You've got to know when to fight and when to laugh.

Author of the Canceling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff explains the current state of free speech in the United States.

Ideas that seem wildly controversial today may move humanity towards progress. Philosopher Peter Singer asks —how do we keep them from being stifled?

How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.

Some classic books, like Mark Twain’s "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," remain controversial to this day.

Rushdie was heavily criticized by figures across the political spectrum for being offensive. People tried to “cancel” Rushdie long before that term was invented.

It is through speaking and listening that human beings become who they are.

What responsibility do social media companies like Twitter have to free speech? It depends on whether they are "landlords" or "publishers."

Elon Musk's successful bid to take over Twitter has fragmented the internet along predictably partisan lines. But only time will tell whether this is a good or bad thing.

Although saying the wrong thing could often get you killed in ancient civilizations, history shows that the ideal of free speech has deep roots.