Freedom Of Speech
topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
3 statements about Freedom Of Speech, every show
Balaji Srinivasan: Practical freedom of speech did not exist before 2010s
“Actually, until really the early 20 tens, there's no actual practical freedom of speech.”
Hoffman: Distinguish freedom of speech from freedom of reach in media
“The importance of freedom of speech, there's a really interesting distinction between freedom of speech and freedom of reach, right? So, if you're standing at the local corner, and standing on a soapbox, and saying, the moon is made out of blue cheese, and the…”
Stebbings: Fear of public backlash prevents free expression in democracy
“I actually don't believe we live in a democracy anymore. I was actually just talking to my mother about it, because I don't feel available and free to say at all what I think, 90% of the time, because of the public reaction that might ensue.”