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Fix the System, Not Just the Speech

2025-04-13 Yolanda Wang 0

Figure 1. The Prevalence of Hate Speech and Online Harms. (source) The Free Speech Narrative: A Shield for Harm? Free speech is often seen as the foundation of democracy. It portrays the idea that everyone […]

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When Net Justice Turns Lethal: The Tragedy of a Wuhan Mother and the Rise of Digital Violence

2025-04-13 Shuwen Li 0

Introduction: When a Cry for Justice Becomes a Target for Hate On May 23, 2023, a heartbreaking accident rocked Wuhan Hongqiao Primary School. A first grader was unfortunately knocked down by a schoolteacher’s vehicle. After […]

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Freedom of Speech vs. Online Violence: How Hate Speech Erodes Our Society

2025-04-08 Xinman Xiang 0

Introduction In today’s digital world, hate speech is becoming a growing concern around the real world. While the Internet used to be seen as a safe space for free speech, now it become a dangerous […]

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TikTok and the Epidemic of Hate Speech: Who Benefits from the Chaos?

2025-04-07 Jinhua Xie 0

In today’s digital landscape, where viral dances and life hacks coexist with political propaganda and hate-fueled rhetoric, TikTok has emerged as both a cultural phenomenon and a battleground for online harm. This platform, celebrated for […]

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The Dark Side of Cyberspace: Hate speech and online harms

2025-04-07 Xinyue Sun 0

In the process of the development of the internet, social media is often regarded as the product of democratic development, because it provides people with free space to share their views and ideas. People can […]

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Elon Musk’s Twitter/X Reform at a Crossroads: Free Speech or Free-for-All?

2025-04-07 Wenrui Gu 0

Introduction: A Digital Town Square in Crisis In October 2022, Elon Musk took control of Twitter and immediately began to overhaul the platform. He promised to restore “absolute free speech,” reversing account bans, downsizing moderation […]

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Platform Power and Policy Shifts: Meta’s Changing Definition of Content Rules

2025-04-06 Liqi Lu 0

Introduction In today’s digital age, the Internet has become part of our daily lives. Every day we wake up and use our mobile phones or laptops to communicate, study, work or fill our leisure time, […]

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The Christchurch Mosque Shootings: Social Media, Hate Speech, and the Challenge of Governance

2025-04-06 Yilang Que 0

Introduction You probably use Facebook, YouTube or Twitter every day. Media has become an integral part of human society, and becoming an inseparable part of most people’s lives. As media scholar Neil Postman (1985) mentioned in […]

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Doxing: The boundaries of our privacy are blurring

2025-04-06 Xinli Yang 0

Doxing has become the best weapon of the new age for some extreme or not clearly distinguishable fans to defend the rights of their idols. […]

The world’s richest man, who calls himself a “free speech absolutist,” took control of a platform with hundreds of millions of users and brought about sweeping changes. (Reuters: Brian Snyder; Reuters: Carlos Barria )
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Twitter’s New “X” Factor: Privacy, Security, and Digital Rights in the Musk Era

2025-04-06 Dian Jiao 0

The world’s richest man, who calls himself a “free speech absolutist,” took control of a platform with hundreds of millions of users and brought about sweeping changes. (Reuters: Brian Snyder; Reuters: Carlos Barria ) The $8 […]

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