Is Our Freedom of Speech Under Threat?
Why should we fight for Freedom of Speech?
That’s the question that Free Speech Lawyer and Writer Greg Lukianoff helps us answer today.
Using first principles, Greg goes deep into the importance of Freedom of Speech, “Free Speech Culture”, what happens to Free Speech when new technologies like the printing press and the internet are introduced, and how all this intersects with blockchains and crypto.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
2:36 Defining Free Speech
12:17 Free Speech Origins
16:01 The Printing Press
33:29 The Constitution
36:07 Free Speech Culture
44:05 What Protects Free Speech
52:15 Generational Differences
1:02:38 Censorship Societies
1:09:50 The Internet
1:14:25 AI & Free Speech
1:16:28 Web2 Censorship
1:20:38 Freedom to Transact
1:29:59 Privacy
1:31:51 How to Get Involved
1:34:10 Closing & Disclaimers
RESOURCES
Greg Lukianoff
https://x.com/glukianoff
The Eternally Radical Idea Newsletter
https://greglukianoff.substack.com/
Support FIRE Today!
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The Canceling of the American Mind
https://www.amazon.com/Canceling-American-Mind-Undermines-Threatens-ebook/dp/B0BTZT9PLM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1
Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-History-Socrates-Social/dp/1541600495/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
Revolution in the Age of Social Media
https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Age-Social-Media-Insurrection-ebook/dp/B00GVZJWAM
Free Speech, The People's Darling Privilege
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-Peoples-Darling-Privilege/dp/0822325292