Aryeh Neier, human rights lawyer and president emeritus of the Open Society Foundations speaks about the future of free speech.

The Future of Free Speech

The author of the Master Switch says that while the right to be forgotten is a good idea in theory, the reality is that it may hamper entrepreneurship in Europe.

Tim Wu on the right to be forgotten

The director of the Moral Courage Project says so-called “respect” for Muslims is often lined with fear and “low expectations” of those practising the faith.

Irshad Manji on Allah, Liberty and Love

Alain Bouldoires talks to Timothy Garton Ash about the survival of blasphemy laws in Europe, and calls for a ‘right to blaspheme’.

Should Europe introduce a ‘right to blaspheme’?

Professor Jytte Klausen analyses and criticises Yale University Press’s decision to remove images of Muhammad from her scholarly book on the Danish cartoons controversy.

Jytte Klausen on Yale University and the Danish cartoons

In this interview for Free Speech Debate, renowned Philosophy Professor Rae Langton speaks about the value of philosophy for our understanding of free speech and discusses aspects of her work on pornography and the silencing of women.

Rae Langton on philosophy, free speech and pornography

Giles Fraser, commentator and Anglican priest, talks with Free Speech Debate about the relationship between free speech and religion, and the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris.

Giles Fraser on free speech and religion

The director general of the BBC explains why it aired Jerry Springer: The Opera, and talks about different responses to Christianity and Islam.

Mark Thompson on the BBC and religion

Author Evgeny Morozov highlights the dangers that sometimes emerge when governments and corporations harness the internet to serve their own objectives.

Evgeny Morozov on the dark side of internet freedom

Former British MI5 agent Annie Machon revealed, together with David Shayler, alleged criminal behaviour within the agency. In an interview with Free Speech Debate, she speaks about the need for official channels through which whistleblowers can voice their concerns.

A former British agent makes the case for whistleblowing

Is the age of privacy over? Lord (Richard) Allan from Facebook and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, author of Delete, go head to head on privacy and the right to be forgotten in the internet era.

Facebook, Privacy and You

Professor Timothy Garton Ash (Director of Free Speech Debate) interviews Jimmy Wales (Founder of Wikipedia) on the topic of global free speech and the internet. This was the launch event of Free Speech Debate and took place in Oxford on 19 Jan 2012.

Jimmy Wales on Global free speech in the internet age

In this short introductory video, the director of Free Speech Debate, talks about the objectives of this Oxford University research project.

Free Speech Debate

Free Speech Debate

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