Timothy Garton Ash on Free Speech
In the war of fake news versus facts, here's what the next battle should be
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Timothy Garton Ash delineates the history of free speech from Ancient Athens to today, .. and its importance today.
His advice is (among others):
Outside China, the US is the world’s leading digital trendsetter while the EU is its leading norm-setter. Put together the trendsetter and the norm-setter, add a bunch of other leading democracies, and you have a combination of market and regulatory power to which even His Digital Highness must bow.
Also interesting: Ash's recent book on Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World