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The Durov/Telegram case — what does an arrest at a French airport mean for the future of free speech?

Business Maverick, Sci-Tech, World, Maverick News

The Durov/Telegram case — what does an arrest at a French airport mean for the future of free speech?

by: Steven Boykey Sidley

In Knife, his memoir of surviving attack, Salman Rushdie confronts a world where liberal principles like free speech are old-fashioned

Maverick Life

In Knife, his memoir of surviving attack, Salman Rushdie confronts a world where liberal principles like free speech are old-fashioned

by: Paul Giles

The world is deep in a free speech recession and SA is not immune

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

The world is deep in a free speech recession and SA is not immune

by: Jacob Mchangama and Caroline James for amaBhungane Advocacy

Free speech faces heavy knock-out blow if the US congress stops TikTok’s clock

Op-eds

Free speech faces heavy knock-out blow if the US congress stops TikTok’s clock

by: Steven Boykey Sidley

Phala Phala allegations spark non-stop online campaign to stoke dissent against Ramaphosa

South Africa

Phala Phala allegations spark non-stop online campaign to stoke dissent against Ramaphosa

by: Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change

Untangling the web – giving children the right tools to fight fake news

South Africa, Media, DM168

Untangling the web – giving children the right tools to fight fake news

by: Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales

Red flags as Film and Publication Board becomes regulator of all online content

Business Maverick, South Africa, DM168

Red flags as Film and Publication Board becomes regulator of all online content

by: Georgina Crouth

Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse

Magazine, Maverick Life

Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse

by: Anjana Susarla

Magazine, Maverick Life

Twitter: not even Elon Musk is wealthy enough to bring absolute free speech to the platform – here’s why

by: Eric Heinze

How to deal with Big Tech? Podcast host Taylor Owen has some answers

Multimedia, Maverick Life

How to deal with Big Tech? Podcast host Taylor Owen has some answers

by: Sarah Hoek

Trump’s Twitter ban is justified, but the organisation’s unregulated power to ban individuals should not be trusted

South Africa, World

Trump’s Twitter ban is justified, but the organisation’s unregulated power to ban individuals should not be trusted

by: Pierre de Vos

The irony of casting Helen Zille as a defender of minority interests

South Africa

The irony of casting Helen Zille as a defender of minority interests

by: Michael Morris