Free Speech in the Digital Age
New York: Oxford University Press (2019), xvi, 259 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-0-19-088360-7 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 70-Rights-E 2019
"This collection of thirteen new essays is the first to examine, from a range of disciplinary perspectives, how the new technologies and global reach of the internet are changing the theory and practice of free speech. The rapid expansion of online communication, as well as the changing roles of government and private organizations in monitoring and regulating the digital world, give rise to new questions, including: How do philosophical defenses of the right to freedom of expression, developed in the age of the town square and the printing press, apply in the digital age? Should search engines be covered by free speech principles? How should international conflicts over online speech regulations be resolved? Is there a right to be forgotten that is at odds with the right to free speech? How has the Internet facilitated new speech-based harms such as cyber-stalking, twitter-trolling, and “revenge” porn, and how should these harms be addressed?" (Abstract)
Introduction / Susan J. Brison and Katharine Gelber, 1
1 Digital Dualism and the "Speech as Thought" Paradox / Katharine Gelber and Susan J. Brison, 12
2 Search Engines and Free Speech Coverage / Heather M. Whitney and Robert Mark Simpson, 33
3 Cyber Harassment and Free Speech: Drawing the Line Online / James Weinstein, 52
4 Recipes, Plans, Instructions, and the Free Speech Implications of Words that are Tools / Frederick Schauer, 74
5 Free Speech Categories in the Digital Age / Ashutosh Bhagwat, 88
6 Privacy, Speech, and the Digital Imagination / Robert C. Post, 104
7 Restricting Speech to protect it / Danielle Keats Citron, 122
8 "Not Where Bodies Live": The Abstraction of Internet Expression / Mary Anne Franks, 137
9 Demographics, Design, and Free Speech: How Demographics Have Produced Social Media Optimized for Abuse and the Silencing of Marginalized Voices / Soraya Chemaly, 150
10 Unmasking Hate on Twitter: Disrupting Anonymity by Tracking Trolls 170 / Diana L. Ascher and Safiya Umoja Noble, 170
11 Online Dating Sites As Public Accommodations: Facilitating Racial Discrimination / Sonu Bedi, 189
12 The Meaning of Silence in Cyberspace: The Authority Problem and Online Hate Speech / Alexander Brown, 207
13 Regulating Online Speech: Keeping Humans, and Human Rights, at the Core / Dinah Pokempner, 224
1 Digital Dualism and the "Speech as Thought" Paradox / Katharine Gelber and Susan J. Brison, 12
2 Search Engines and Free Speech Coverage / Heather M. Whitney and Robert Mark Simpson, 33
3 Cyber Harassment and Free Speech: Drawing the Line Online / James Weinstein, 52
4 Recipes, Plans, Instructions, and the Free Speech Implications of Words that are Tools / Frederick Schauer, 74
5 Free Speech Categories in the Digital Age / Ashutosh Bhagwat, 88
6 Privacy, Speech, and the Digital Imagination / Robert C. Post, 104
7 Restricting Speech to protect it / Danielle Keats Citron, 122
8 "Not Where Bodies Live": The Abstraction of Internet Expression / Mary Anne Franks, 137
9 Demographics, Design, and Free Speech: How Demographics Have Produced Social Media Optimized for Abuse and the Silencing of Marginalized Voices / Soraya Chemaly, 150
10 Unmasking Hate on Twitter: Disrupting Anonymity by Tracking Trolls 170 / Diana L. Ascher and Safiya Umoja Noble, 170
11 Online Dating Sites As Public Accommodations: Facilitating Racial Discrimination / Sonu Bedi, 189
12 The Meaning of Silence in Cyberspace: The Authority Problem and Online Hate Speech / Alexander Brown, 207
13 Regulating Online Speech: Keeping Humans, and Human Rights, at the Core / Dinah Pokempner, 224
