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SUMMARY: Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment
DESCRIPTION: “Freedom of speech has never been more important—or more contr
 oversial. From debates about what’s permissible on social media\, to the po
 litics of campus speakers and corporate advertisements\, the First Amendmen
 t is incessantly in the news and constantly being held up as the fundamenta
 l principle of American democracy. Yet\, in reality\, it has contributed mo
 re to […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>“Freedom of speech has never been more imp
 ortant—or more controversial. From debates about what’s permissible on soci
 al media\, to the politics of campus speakers and corporate advertisements\
 , the First Amendment is incessantly in the news and constantly being held 
 up as the fundamental principle of American democracy. Yet\, in reality\, i
 t has contributed more to eroding our democracy than supporting it.”</p><p>
 The Institute for Rebooting Social Media (RSM) is pleased to welcome <stron
 g>Mary Anne Franks</strong> to discuss her new book\, <em><a href="https://
 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mary-anne-franks/fearless-speech/978164503
 0539/?lens=bold-type-books" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-
 type="link" data-id="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mary-anne-fra
 nks/fearless-speech/9781645030539/?lens=bold-type-books">Fearless Speech: B
 reaking Free from the First Amendment</a></em>\, in which she emphasizes th
 e distinction between what speech a democratic society should <em>protect</
 em>\, and what speech a democratic society should <em>promote</em>–particul
 arly online. Featuring BKC Faculty Director <strong>Jonathan Zittrain</stro
 ng>.</p><p>This event is part of the RSM Fall Speaker Series.</p>
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LOCATION:Lewis Hall\, 5th floor at the Berkman Klein Center's Multi-Purpose Room 515
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ORGANIZER;CN="Shelby El Otmani":MAILTO:selotmani@law.harvard.edu
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 from-the-first-amendment/
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