Jacob Mchangama

Jeff Kosseff, a legal scholar focused on U.S. First Amendment and platform regulation, and Jacob Mchangama, a historian of global free expression, discuss a worldwide decline in speech protections. They cover how technology, misinformation, AI, and new laws like the EU Digital Services Act and UK Online Safety Act shape speech policy. They also explore solutions like transparency, decentralized platforms, and community fact-checking.

Jacob Mchangama, founder of the Future of Free Speech and professor at Vanderbilt University, dives into the critical state of free expression today. He discusses the tense clash between free speech and government regulations, especially regarding non-citizens' rights. Mchangama sheds light on influential cases like Ranjani Srinivasan’s deportation for activism, the complexities of social media’s influence on mental health, and how current political climates are shaping attitudes toward free speech globally.

Jacob Mchangama, legal scholar and free-speech advocate at Vanderbilt, discusses his book The Future of Free Speech. He traces the shift from 90s techno-optimism to modern elite panic. Conversation covers global declines in speech freedom, tech centralization and surveillance, crowdsourced fact-checking, and the risks of handing governments the final say on truth.

Jacob Mchangama, a Vanderbilt law professor and author who studies free speech and democracy, joins to untangle misinformation and disinformation. He explains why intent matters and why letting governments define truth is risky. They explore crowd fact-checking, motivated reasoning, a falling trust in institutions, and how free speech protections can unexpectedly help minorities.

In a lively discussion, Jacob Mchangama, an advocate for free expression, Renée DiResta, a misinformation specialist, and Jonathan Rauch, a governance expert, tackle the complexities of free speech today. They address the impact of hypocrisy on discourse and emphasize the importance of institutions in safeguarding rights. The panel dissects the pressures of the Biden and Trump administrations on social media platforms and debates the nuances of cancel culture. They also analyze the implications of Section 230 and the EU Digital Services Act on online moderation.

Ravi Iyer, a platform design expert from USC with Meta product experience. Jacob Mchangama, a free-speech and human-rights advocate. Glen Weyl, an economist focused on pro-social market and platform mechanisms. They debate design versus moderation. They explore provenance and transparency, incentives that drive divisive content, decentralized feeds and user agency, and visions for platforms without centralized Caesars.

Jacob Mchangama, Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech and research professor, explains why online speech is under pressure worldwide. He discusses how dictators adapted to the internet, the rise and use of hate speech laws, shifting political coalitions for tech regulation, and risks of identity-based policies like age verification and ending anonymity.

Jacob Mchangama, a historian and director of the Future of Free Speech Institute, explains why free expression is in retreat worldwide. He recounts Denmark’s cartoon crisis, cites global data on shrinking speech rights, and warns that controls from age verification to anti-disinformation measures threaten democracy. He also examines how threats come from left, right, and centrist technocratic impulses.

Jacob Mchangama, founder of the Future of Free Speech and author studying how societies sustain open inquiry. He explores why disagreements feel existential today. He discusses self-censorship vs wise filtering, echo chambers and self-radicalization, and practical habits to keep conversations curious, humble, and de-escalatory.

Jacob Mchangama, founder of the Danish think tank Justitia and author on free speech history. He traces free-speech debates from ancient Athens to social media. Topics include medieval Muslim skeptics, universities as early havens of academic freedom, the printing press and Reformation, decentralization fostering dissent, and how repression often backfires.