PTSI D - Free Speech - Off Site

CASE STUDY 1: MONITORING HATE SPEECH ONLINE

Step 1: Watch/Listen to the following video and prepare a "colle" (hot seat in class next week)

Step 2: S two of the following topics and prepare arguments for and against, illustrated with concrete current examples

- Social media should be held accountable for the content that is posted on their platforms

- Freedom of speech is a double-edged sword

- Is there a level of censorship that does not infringe on free speech?

- Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have

- "The strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression, it is free speech" (Barack Obama)

- Freedom of speech is not a licence to abuse, it is a responsibility​​