Free speech

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Free speech

What is free speech according to you?

Is free speech absolute?
If not, should it be? 

The following slides provide you with definitions of free speech by: 

link 1: Equality and Human Rights Commission

link 2: Artikel 7 Nederlandse Grondwet

link 3:European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

link 4: United States Courts

www.equalityhumanrights.com

www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl

fra.europa.eu

www.uscourts.gov

Rowan Atkinson on 

the word insult as part of the law and the danger for free speech.

Free speech and algorithms

Is free speech still free speech if people are led by algorithms 

that heavily influence the opinions and sorts of (mis)information users come across on social media platforms?

Discuss these pictures: share your viewpoints.

Social media and fake news 

Social media makes it easier to spread fake news. 

On the next slide you find an excerpt from the article How and why does misinformation spread?

https://www.apa.org/topics/journalism-facts/how-why-misinformation-spreads

On the next

slide you find a link to a journal article: The persuasive effects of political microtargeting in the age of generative artificial intelligence.

academic.oup.com

On the next slide you find an article in which is commented on Big Tech, algorithms and democracy. 

The next slide contains a link to a website with pros and cons of free speech.

www.theguardian.com

www.plebity.org

If you're interested on how to fight confirmation bias and understand the concept of echo chambers, the following slides provide you with some background information.

"social media algorithms are designed to maximize engagement"

www.forbes.com