Minorities, Free Speech and the Internet

ISBN-13: 9781032228358 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 272 str.

Oscar Pérez de la Fuente; Alexander Tsesis; Jędrzej Skrzypczak

Opis

Minorities, Free Speech and the Internet explores the regulation of free speech online and offline.

Views are divided as to how much regulation of the Internet is appropriate. Some argue that it should be an unregulated space for free content. On the other hand, in many democracies, online hate speech, harassment and xenophobia are prohibited and punished. This book provides a forum for leading international scholars to address domestic and comparative dimensions of this complex legal conundrum. First, the authors analyse the free speech and Internet regulations in different legal cultures, including the United States, Europe, China and Russia. Second, they study fake news, extreme right speech and the implications of hate speech on pluralistic society. Third, they examine different case law addressing minority sensibilities, historical discriminations, offensive propaganda and other issues particularly concerning minorities and free speech.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in the topics of hate speech and minorities, democracy, misinformation and debates about the Internet, as well as political science researchers.

Spis treści

Part I: Introduction 

1. Introduction: Minorities, Free Speech and the Internet – An Overview 

Part II: Legal Cultures on Free Speech and Internet 

2. Democratic Values and the Regulation of Hate Speech 

3. Freedom of Speech, Minorities and the Internet from the European Perspective: Words Matter 

4. Free Speech and Internet: Is There a New Interpretation for Human Rights? With Particular Reference to Chinese and Russian Approaches on Internet Regulations 

Part III: Democracy, Hate Speech and (Mis)information 

5. Manipulation and the First Amendment 

6. Fake News Published during the Pre-Election Period and Free Speech Theory 

7. Misinformation and Hate Speech: When Bad Becomes Even Worse 

8. Sexist Hate Speech against Women: Towards a Regulatory Model 

9. Artificial Intelligence and Hate Speech 

Part IV: Free Speech and Minorities 

10. Disentangling "Cancel Culture" 

11. Government Speech and Minority Rights: The American View 

12. SLAPP: Between the Right to a Fair Trial and the Chilling Effect in Favour of Free Speech 

13. The Freedom of Speech and the Protection of Religious Feelings: The Case of Dorota Rabczewska—Comparative Analysis 

 Part V: Conclusion 

14. Conclusion

 

Notes on contributors

Index