Prof. Heinze argues that democracies must rethink free speech in an era dominated by opaque, powerful platforms like Twitter and Facebook, where risk, harm, and accountability are far harder to define. He and Jane and I debate whether governments—or tech companies—should bear responsibility for regulating speech online, and what "freedom" really means when algorithms, not citizens, shape public discourse.
Our past episodes: • From Brandenburg to Britain: Rethinking Free Speech in the Digital Era with Eric Heinze • A Conversation with FIRE's Greg Lukianoff • Free Speech Unmuted: President Trump's Executive Order on Flag Desecration • Free Speech and Doxing • The Supreme Court Rules on Protecting Kids from Sexually Themed Speech Online • Free Speech, Public School Students, and