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A Global Free Speech Roundup for the Digital Age

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A newsletter at the intersection of A.I. and free speech by Jordi Calvet-Bademunt and Isabelle Anzabi.

Jacob Mchangama
Jacob Mchangama is the Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech and a research professor at Vanderbilt University. He is also the author of Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media.

Natalie Alkiviadou
Natalie Alkiviadou is a Senior Research Fellow at The Future of Free Speech. Her research interests lie in the freedom of expression, the far-right, hate speech, hate crime, and non-discrimination.

Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
Jordi Calvet-Bademunt is a Senior Research Fellow at The Future of Free Speech and a Visiting Scholar at Vanderbilt University.

Ashkhen Kazaryan
Ashkhen Kazaryan is a Senior Legal Fellow at The Future of Free Speech, where she leads initiatives to protect free expression and shape policies that uphold the First Amendment in the digital age.

Joan Barata
Joan Barata is a Senior Fellow at The Future of Free Speech and a Fellow of the Program on Platform Regulation at the Stanford Cyber Policy Center. He works on freedom of expression, media regulation, and intermediary liability issues.

Jeff Kosseff
Jeff Kosseff is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at The Future of Free Speech and the author of the new book Liar in a Crowded Theater: Freedom of Speech in a World of Misinformation.
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