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  • Regulating Free Speech in a Digital Age: Hate, Harm and the Limits of Censorship

    Regulating Free Speech in a Digital Age by Bromell, David;

    Hate, Harm and the Limits of Censorship

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1st ed. 2022
    • Publisher Springer
    • Date of Publication 13 February 2023
    • Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book

    • ISBN 9783030955526
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages229 pages
    • Size 235x155 mm
    • Weight 391 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black & white; 1 Illustrations, color
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    Short description:

    Hateful thoughts and words can lead to harmful actions like the March 2019 terrorist attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. In free, open and democratic societies, governments cannot justifiably regulate what citizens think, feel, believe or value, but do have a duty to protect citizens from harmful communication that incites discrimination, active hostility and violence.

    Written by a public policy advisor for fellow practitioners in politics and public life, this book discusses significant practical and moral challenges regarding internet governance and freedom of speech, particularly when responding to content that is legal but harmful. Policy makers and professionals working for governmental institutions need to strike a fair balance between protecting from harm and preserving the right to freedom of expression. And because merely passing laws does not solve complex social problems, governments need to invest, not just regulate. Governments, big tech and the private sector, civil society, individual citizens and the fourth estate all have roles to play, and counter-speech is everyone?s responsibility.

    This book tackles hard questions about internet governance, hate speech, cancel culture and the loss of civility, and illustrates principled pragmatism applied to perplexing policy problems. Furthermore, it presents counter-speech strategies as alternatives and complements to censorship and criminalisation.

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    Long description:

    Hateful thoughts and words can lead to harmful actions like the March 2019 terrorist attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. In free, open and democratic societies, governments cannot justifiably regulate what citizens think, feel, believe or value, but do have a duty to protect citizens from harmful communication that incites discrimination, active hostility and violence.

    Written by a public policy advisor for fellow practitioners in politics and public life, this book discusses significant practical and moral challenges regarding internet governance and freedom of speech, particularly when responding to content that is legal but harmful. Policy makers and professionals working for governmental institutions need to strike a fair balance between protecting from harm and preserving the right to freedom of expression. And because merely passing laws does not solve complex social problems, governments need to invest, not just regulate. Governments, big tech and the private sector, civil society, individual citizens and the fourth estate all have roles to play, and counter-speech is everyone?s responsibility.

    This book tackles hard questions about internet governance, hate speech, cancel culture and the loss of civility, and illustrates principled pragmatism applied to perplexing policy problems. Furthermore, it presents counter-speech strategies as alternatives and complements to censorship and criminalisation.

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    Table of Contents:

    Chapter 1. Introduction: After Christchurch.- Part I. Regulating Harmful Digital Communication.- Chapter 2. Challenges in Regulating Online Content.- Chapter 3. The Business Models of Big Tech.- Chapter 4. Deplatforming and Democratic Legitimacy.- Part II. Hate, Harm and the Limits of Censorship.- Chapter 5. Regulating ?Hate Speech?.- Chapter 6. Free Speech and its Limits.- Chapter 7. Hate, Harm and the Liberal State.- Chapter 8. Striking a Fair Balance When Regulating Free Speech.- Chapter 9. Counter-speech is Everyone?s Responsibility.- Chapter 10. Conclusion: Cleaning Up After the Party.

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