Writing for Index on Censorship magazine in 2007, the late Stan Cohen argued that child pornography and jihadi violence were testing the limits of tolerance
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What future for free speech in the new Egypt?
Egypt closed 2012 with a new constitution and opened this year with growing discontent with President Mohamed Morsi. Ashraf Khalil reflects on a tumultuous year, and looks ahead to an uncertain future
Leveson: The way ahead for a free press in the UK
A tough but voluntary regulator is the best way to ensure a free press and a fair society, Index says in a new policy note
Plus: Why Leveson’s recommendations are more worrying than you think
Nothing to celebrate on second anniversary of Belarus protests
On the second anniversary of the Minsk protests, Index calls for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Belarus
High threshold set for social media prosecutions
Guidelines issued today on when criminal charges should be brought against people posting offensive or abusive comments on social media sites could boost free speech
Plus: Read the guidelines here
Index Press Release: Social media guidelines recognise there is no right not to be offended
Social media and free speech
The most senior prosecutor in England has issued guidelines on when criminal charges should be brought against people posting offensive or abusive comments on social media networks
“Porn filters” fail parents and children
Index welcomes the government's rejection of a proposal for mandatory blocking of "internet filth" On Friday (14 December), UK government announced that it will not force internet providers to block online pornography. Despite high-profile...
The future of internet governance? I wouldn't start from here
If there was ever any doubt that the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) was the wrong body to run the internet, you only needed to look at its handling of its own World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT), which...
Why journalism and politics should remain independent
Leveson’s “statutory underpinning” is no way to protect press freedom, says Kirsty Hughes
Enemies of free speech
Kenan Malik argues that free expression is now seen as an enemy of liberty