Speech Will Be Less Free in 2024

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Channel: The Aspen Institute · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In this digital age, many of the most pressing questions about free speech arise in cyberspace. And increasingly, the answers to those speech questions are defined in board rooms, rather than court rooms. What comments on Facebook constitute hate speech? Which videos on YouTube are likely to incite violence? At the moment, many of the most important decisions about online content, access, and speech are concentrated in the hands of a few private actors. Will they have even more power in 2024?

Featuring:
Jeffrey Rosen
Monika Bickert
Nicole Alston

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