Hello, and welcome back to The Split Ticket! Today, Dylan Gadberry, Madeleine Leigh, Sterling McTee, and Paige Penningroth, along with host Brady Silas, discuss free speech, hate speech, and who has the power to regulate hate speech.
This Episode’s Sources:
- Freedom Forum Institute, on when the First Amendment applies
- Des Moines Register, on Plymouth Church’s BLM banner
- AAUP, on exceptions to free speech in schools
- Freedom Forum Institute, on freedom of expression
- The U.S. Courts, on free speech
- Wikipedia, on hate speech in the U.S.
- The Washington Post, on hate speech and the first amendment
- Reuters, on social media regulating hate speech
- Soul of Society: A Focus on the Lives of Children & Youth, “Exposure to Online Hate Among Young Social Media Users”
- The Atlantic, on social media and hate speech
- The European Union’s Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law
- FindLaw, on the legal responsibilities of social media sites
- ABC News poll about Neo Nazis
Edited/Produced by Maggie Littel
Formatted for radio by Maggie Littel