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Index on Censorship provides commentary to media outlets on free expression topics.

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UK lawyers uneasy about plan to prosecute hate speech at home (The Guardian)09 Nov 2020 NEWS

Hate crime bill: Law would criminalise teatime chats, claim campaigners (Times)09 Nov 2020 NEWS

New 'online harm' legislation is a threat to free speech (Independent)07 Oct 2020 NEWS

A new threat to freedom: Lawsuits (Politico)An Index report on Slapps is cited in Politico's piece about the trend of vexatious lawsui...29 Sep 2020 NEWS

Stop deleting our media shows - what we watch shouldn't be heavily restricted (Independent)Jemimah Steinfeld, head of content for Index on Censorship, writes in the Independent abou...29 Sep 2020 NEWS

Heavy fines on social networks for not tackling online abuse may have unintended consequencesIndex CEO Ruth Smeeth discusses the proposed Online Harms Bill in a virtual session organi...22 Sep 2020 NEWS

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