The European Union wants to do more to combat the spread of fake news. The tools it uses, however, will hand too much power to the government.
[Video] Should fascist organisations be banned?
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[Video] Yes, Facebook and Twitter have a right to censor you
Click down below to see an excerpt from my speech at the Kosovo Regional Conference of European Students For Liberty!
[Video] Free speech, not consequence-free speech
Click down below to see an excerpt from my speech at the Kosovo Regional Conference of European Students For Liberty!
What should a commitment to free speech on campus entail?
This essay is a contribution to an essay competition launched by The Economist. You can find more info here. Last September, a website promoting the concept of students reaching out to get themselves a so-called “sugar daddy” promoted itself around the campus of the Free University of Brussels, in Belgium. The ad, printed on a […]
[REPORTAGE] Europaparlament: Zivilrechtscomité well Sanktioune géint Ungarn
Dësen Dossier gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 21. Juni ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. Artikel 7 vum Lissabonner Vertrag gëtt dem Europäesche Parlament d’Méiglechkeet eng Prozedur géint ee Membersstaat ze starten, deen kloer géint Prinizipien vun der Rechtsstaatlechkeet verstéisst. De Zivilrechtscomité vum Europaparlament mengt dass d’Recht […]
Germany’s Facebook-law is a disaster for free speech
Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz. No, I didn’t just fall asleep on my keyboard. This is the actual name of Germany’s Facebook law which came into effect in autumn of 2017. This new legislation, officially known as “law for the improvement of law enforcement on social media”, is cracking down on “fake news” and abuse on platforms such as […]
Macron’s “fake news” legislation raises serious concerns about press freedom
After president Macron had made it one of the priorities earlier this years France is cracking down on “fake news” online. The intentions of his government raise serious concerns about arbitrary judgements and freedom of speech.
Macron’s crackdown on fake news is a terrible idea
In press statements for the beginning of this year, French president Emmanuel Macron announced his plans for cracking down on fake news. Haunted by the controversial Macron Leaks towards the end of the presidential campaign (which he won in May last year), the new French president was expected to go after the practice early in […]
The Scotch Enlightenment#1: German solutions, Alexa orders cocaine & Bitcoin w/ Yaël Ossowski
The Scotch Enlightenment is a podcast which I produce together with Daniel Fallenstein, for the Freedom Today Network. In our first regular episode of The Scotch Enlightenment, Yaël Ossowski (@yaeloss) joins us for an hour full of society, economics and technology.
Bill Wirtz 