Vincent Bolloré, known as the “French Murdoch”, dominates media on the other side of the Channel
How a billionaire mogul pushed France’s media to the right
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The week in free expression: 28 June–4 July 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Autocrats above the law
In today’s geopolitical climate, even lawyers need lawyers
Elif Shafak on divisive language
Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015, the best-selling Turkish novelist wrote for Index about how writers are staying silent on their self-censorship
Report pinpoints role of likely Russian troll networks in European election disinformation
Thousands of social media accounts promoted pro-Russian propaganda and conspiracy theories
Nominees for the 2023 Freedom of Expression Awards – Journalism
Meet the people carrying out courageous, high-impact and determined journalism that exposes censorship and threats to free expression
An end to the ‘desperate situation’ for Europe’s journalists?
As attacks on journalists across Europe increase, a new landmark law might offer hope – if it’s passed and respected
Contents – Express yourself: Overcoming neurodiversity stereotypes
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In trying to protect us online, legislators risk silencing us
We all want to protect each other from seeing the worst of humanity but we have no right not to be offended