The Life and Death of Freedom of Expression / Richard Moon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moon, Richard, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Agent (Philosophy).

Freedom of expression.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : University of Toronto Press, [2024]

Summary:

"In The Life and Death of Freedom of Expression, Richard Moon argues that freedom of expression is valuable because human agency and identity emerge in discourse--in the joint activity of creating meaning. Moon recognizes that the social character of individual agency and identity is crucial to understanding not only the value of expression but also its potential for harm. The book considers a range of issues, including the regulation of advertising, hate speech, pornography, blasphemy, and public protest. The book also considers the shift to social media as the principal platform for public engagement, which has added to the ways in which speech can be harmful, while undermining the effectiveness of traditional legal responses to harmful speech. The Life and Death of Freedom of Expression makes the case that the principal threat to public discourse may no longer be censorship, but rather the spread of disinformation, which undermines public trust in traditional sources of information and makes engagement between different positions and groups increasingly difficult."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Foundations of Freedom of Expression

The Adjudication of Freedom of Expression

The Regulation of Commercial and Political Advertising

The Regulation of Hate Speech

The Restriction of Blasphemy, Obscenity, and Pornography

Access to State Property and Other Platforms

Compelled Expression

Does Freedom of Expression Have a Future?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781487527839

1487527837

OCLC:

1427944772