A new book has convinced our writer that we should be thinking about how our right to free speech contributes to the public good
Freedom of speech needs freedom of thought
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CATEGORY: Volume 54.03 Autumn 2025
Memes: The new frontier of American propaganda
How the second Trump administration is using AI imagery, spreading misinformation that often intimidates with repercussions for free expression
History is being written by the AI victors
Erasing inconvenient truths isn’t new but technology is making it so much easier
How artist Sai’s exhibition in Thailand was censored after Chinese protests
The Burmese artist and curator says an attempt to silence his art show against repression has amplified its message around the world
The ethics of AI-generated content and who (or what) is responsible
Index explores the world of Hitler worship, social harms and the welfare of AI assistants
Do the dead have free expression?
Index explores the issues around whether AI should be used to bring the deceased back to life
The trauma of being Lukashenka’s prisoner
Following Belarus’s shock release of a group of political prisoners in August and September, Index went to meet them
Reports of Urdu’s death are greatly exaggerated
An exploration of Urdu’s origins, its rich literary tradition and its increasing popularity among the young as a language of resistance
North Korea fears the Squid Game effect
Kim Jong Un is more afraid of Korean television drama series than he is of foreign attacks
Truth, trust & tricksters: Free expression in the age of AI
Volume 54.03 Autumn 2025