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The Free Flow — June 12, 2025
Brazil's Supreme Court makes social media platforms liable for user content, the Philippines proposes a tax and surveillance regime for influencers, AP…
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Ashley Haek
, 
Ava Sjursen
, and 
Hirad Marami
Who Decides What's Good for Society? AI, the DSA, and the Future of Expression in Europe
Why the EU’s efforts to regulate AI may have unintended consequences for free expression.
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Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
The Free Flow — June 5, 2025
Brazilian comedian sentenced to jail for stand-up routine, U.S. to enhance social media vetting for Harvard-affiliated visa applicants, China scrubs…
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Ashley Haek
 and 
Hirad Marami
What Latin America’s Legislative Trends Can Teach Us about The Future of Free Speech
As Latin America races to implement European-style digital regulations, vital human rights safeguards are being left behind.
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Juan Martin Marinangeli
 and 
Matias Gonzalez Mama

May 2025

.exe-pression: May 2025
A Monthly Newsletter on Freedom of Expression in the Age of AI
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Isabelle Anzabi
 and 
Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
The Free Flow — May 29, 2025
Trump administration to target Chinese student visas, U.S. student visa interviews halted to expand social media vetting, EU pressures Ireland to enact…
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Ashley Haek
Europe Cannot Protect Democracy by Distrusting Its Citizens
The Future of Free Speech submitted feedback in response to the Call for Evidence for the "European Democracy Shield." Here's why we are concerned.
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Alexander Hohlfeld
The Free Flow — May 22, 2025
FTC probes social media moderation, Romania cracks down on election speech, TikTok faces EU charges under the DSA, a VOA journalist is jailed in…
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Ashley Haek
 and 
Justin Hayes
Germany Banning The AfD Would Be A Dangerous Mistake
Can democracy safeguard itself by banning extremist parties, or does prohibition plant deeper seeds of grievance that erode its own foundations?
 • 
Natalie Alkiviadou
 and 
Justin Hayes
Will AI Supercharge Free Expression or Suppression?
An adapted version of my remarks from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.
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Jacob Mchangama
The Free Flow — May 15, 2025
Popular online streamer detained and questioned in U.S., judges order release of detained students, India issues advisory to remove Pakistan content…
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Ashley Haek
 and 
Hirad Marami
The Road to Enforcement Chaos: The Hidden Dangers of the TAKE IT DOWN Act
Why the well-intentioned deepfake "revenge porn" law risks muzzling online speech.
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Ashkhen Kazaryan
 and 
Ashley Haek
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