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Tag: Freedom of Speech

  • The Complexity of Free Speech and Content Moderation

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    One of the most fiercely debated issues of the current era is what to do about “bad” speech on the internet, particularly on social media platforms. Problematic language, including hate speech, disinformation, and propaganda have been around throughout human history. But, in recent decades, they have been amplified and fundamentally transformed by the advent of…

  • ‘Duck Dynasty,’ meet the World

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    Phil Robertson in A&E’s ‘Duck Dynasty.’ If any given religion and its Holy S***, sorry Holy Scriptures can be used to support diametrically opposed conclusions about how to live our life, why should religious and spiritual faith be taken seriously? For one, homosexuality is a sin according to the holy s***, for the other, according…