More thoughts on Freedom of Speech

Picture the scene. You’re walking down the street, minding your own business, possibly chatting with a friend, when along comes someone who decides (for whatever reason) to start giving you crap. They’re being plain nasty and abusive, shouting and screaming at you for whatever arbitrary reason has come to mind. Obviously you’re not minded to […]

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Free Speech and Hate Speech

There’s been some stuff in the news lately about some of the web’s biggest platforms (Microsoft, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) agreeing to do more to tackle hate speech online. Already on Twitter there is a trending hashtag: #Istandwithhatespeech. The backlash to the Big Four’s move is two-fold. Some genuinely fear this is oppressing free speech […]

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Two very different Takes

As those of you who follow this blog are by now aware, I quite frequently dip my toes into potentially choppy waters. I discuss things like religion, homosexuality, and feminism. I’ve recently been talking a little bit about vaccination too. Today’s post is about feminism, in case you were wondering, and two very different perspectives […]

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