The Free Speech Project

Is Privacy Obsolete in the Digital Age?

Watch : Is the constitutional right to privacy merely a fantasy in the age of mass surveillance and data collection? What societal consequences arise when governments and corporations wield unprecedented and unchecked information-gathering powers?

Minding the World’s Mental Health

Watch : How can the international community work to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health issues, promote mental well-being globally, and strengthen policies while improving access to essential resources?

Artificial Intelligence and Free Expression

Watch : While AI and emerging technologies create new opportunities, they also risk disrupting politics and democracy, exacerbating the spread of misinformation and disinformation. Can we use AI to enhance democracy, rather than erode it?

Can We Talk? The Future of Protest on Campus

Watch : How should universities protect students’ Free Speech rights to protest while maintaining order on campus and defending the educational process? What can be done to foster reasonable discussion around issues that provoke deep and tense disagreements?

Will Section 230 Live Forever, or is Government Regulation of Social Media Inevitable?

Watch : Since 1996, Section 230 has protected online publishers from liability for third-party content. Will the law hold up in an age where controversial algorithms and widespread disinformation on social media are more intensely scrutinized?

Parental Rights, Book Banning, and Education

Watch : In the name of parental rights, school boards and state governments have restricted certain books from being taught in classrooms or circulating in libraries, actions that critics condemn as modern “book banning.” Can parental concerns be respected without censorship?

What Does China Want?

Watch : China’s significance as the most successful autocracy has begged a pressing question: is Beijing attempting to export authoritarianism to the rest of the world? Experts will discuss.