Your Post Has Been Removed: Tech Giants and Freedom of Speech

by Anne Mette Lauritzen and Frederik Stjernfelt

Book Overview

This open access monograph argues established democratic norms for freedom of expression should be implemented on the internet. Moderating policies of tech companies as Facebook, Twitter and Google have resulted in posts being removed on an industrial scale. While this moderation is often encouraged by governments - on the pretext that terrorism, bullying, pornography, "hate speech" and "fake news" will slowly disappear from the internet - it enables...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030259706
• ISBN13: 9783030259709
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"