Dilemmas of Free Expression

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Dilemmas of Free Expression

Interdisciplinary studies Society and culture: general Social and ethical issues Age groups: adults Social groups: alternative lifestyles Social groups: clubs and societies Politics and government Central / national / federal government Indigenous people: governance and politics Jurisprudence and general issues International law: communications, telecommunications and media IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations

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Language: English

Published by: University of Toronto Press

Published on: 1st November 2021

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 330 pages

ISBN: 9781487529321


Free expression is under threat. Social media and "fake news," misinformation, and disinformation have prompted governments to propose new forms of regulation that are deeply challenging to free expression. Hate speech, far-right populism, campus speech debates, and censorship consistently make headlines in Canada and abroad.

Dilemmas of Free Expression offers forward-looking appraisals of ways to confront challenging moral issues, policy problems, and controversies that pay heed to the fundamental right to free expression. The essays in this volume offer timely analyses of the law, policy, and philosophical challenges, and social repercussions to our understanding of expressive freedom in relation to government obligations and public discourse.

Free expression and its limits are multifaceted, deeply complex, inherently values-based, and central to the ability of a society to function. Dilemmas of Free Expression addresses the challenges of limiting free expression across a host of issues through an analyses by leading and emerging voices in a number of disciplines, including political science, law, philosophy, and Indigenous studies.

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