freedom of expression | Watching America

Canada: Who’s Charlie?

Reg Moss - March 9, 2023. Published in L'actualité

Attacks on freedom of expression are not limited to libraries and medical offices; they are increasingly common online.

South Africa: #Twitter Future under Elon Musk Leadership

Lalatendu Das - May 10, 2022. Published in Pretoria News

Twitter and its owners should not be singled out as culprits of disinformation, but the entire social media ecosystem should.

Malaysia: Free World?

Lalatendu Das - May 10, 2022. Published in New Straits Times

WikiLeaks' exposé of British and American atrocities in Afghanistan and Iraq isn't espionage in any meaning of the word.

Israel: Elon Musk, Twitter: Why the Richest Man Wants To Control the Media

Lalatendu Das - May 4, 2022. Published in The Jerusalem Post

Elon Musk wants to be the prophet of the next generation and to expand the boundaries of our technological imagination.

U.K.: The Guardian View on Twitter: When Free Speech Costs a Bomb

Lalatendu Das - April 28, 2022. Published in The Guardian

Elon Musk claims to be a ‘free speech absolutist.’ As the platform’s new boss, he may find that principle hard to enact.

Nigeria: Nigeria and Twitter

Lalatendu Das - June 10, 2021. Published in The Guardian

In a democracy, it is dangerous for the government to seek to control the media space, be it social or traditional media.

France: Academics Rally for Freedom of Expression

Robin Koerner - April 21, 2021. Published in Marianne

"The conversation is structured in a very binary way. Either you are anti-racist and you support these courses, or you are critical and that means that you are racist."

Israel: Is the United States Witness to a New McCarthy Era, This Time with the Approval of the Left?

Robin Koerner - January 29, 2021. Published in Ma’ariv

It is ... worrisome to see how American democracy is being trampled now, not only by the political right but also by the left.

Canada: Chronicles of Organized Violence

Robin Koerner - January 21, 2021. Published in La Presse

France: Murals Under Threat in the United States: Should History Be Erased?

Robin Koerner - September 13, 2019. Published in Le Figaro

By portraying the fact that an American founding father owned black slaves, the Russian born artist intended to condemn ... slavery and racism.

Saudi Arabia: Independent Media Central to Success of US Society

Lalatendu Das - September 14, 2018. Published in Arab News

Germany: Media in Trump Times: Reporting and Attitude Cannot Be Separated

Robin Koerner - August 6, 2018. Published in Der Spiegel

Trump vomits and the majority of the media acts as if one could discuss the results in the form of a restaurant review.

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