- “30 Years After the Rushdie Fatwa, Europe Is Moving Backward” on speech that gives religious offense [Jacob Mchangama and Sarah McLaughlin, Foreign Policy] Whether you call it blasphemy or hate speech, chilling effects on expression are the same [Helen Dale, Unherd]
- British writer faces police inquiry after “deadnaming” transgender activist online [Katie Herzog, The Stranger; Sophie Law, Daily Mail on Graham Linehan case] Social media “like” contributes to another police call [James Kirkup, The Spectator]
- How American law came to recognize hate speech as part of the zone of protected free speech: a look at the history [Flemming Rose, Cato Institute]
- Labour MP introduces bill to ban private Facebook groups [Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner]
- Far-right French politico Marine Le Pen, prosecuted over speech on Twitter, “ordered to undergo a psychiatric examination as part of the investigation.” Say what? [Jacob Sullum]
- The U.K.’s new anti-terrorism efforts should be terrifying to anyone who cares about free speech [J.D. Tuccille, Reason]
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When the Iranian government issued the fatwa against Rushdie, a British citizen, it was an act of war. It should have been treated as such. We’d have a lot fewer problems with people who think they get to tell others what they can and cannot say.
Here’s another one from the UK:
“In March 2018, Labour MP Melanie Onn called for wolf whistling and cat-calling to be classed as hate crimes with a debate in the House of Commons, . . .”
It can be rude and unwelcome, but hate? Just the opposite.
Read more at: https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk./read-this/law-wolf-whistling-uk-what-to-do-if-you-are-a-victim-2/
“30 Years After the Rushdie Fatwa, Europe Is Moving Backward” on speech that gives religious offense” – One of the hard lessons of the early 21st century is shaping up to be that there is a trade-off between freedom and cultural diversity.