Jacob Mchangama

1 week ago | persuasion.community | Jacob Mchangama

To celebrate our milestone of achieving 100,000 subscribers, we’re inviting you to a Substack Live with Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama tomorrow, Wednesday, April 16th at 6pm Eastern!To join, please click on this link at the scheduled time.

1 week ago | bedrockprinciple.com | Jacob Mchangama

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services would begin screening the social media posts of “aliens applying for lawful permanent resident status,” as well as foreign students and others affiliated with educational institutions deemed linked to antisemitic activity.

1 week ago | futurefreespeech.org | Jacob Mchangama

In February, 50-year-old Hamit Coskun was charged with causing “harassment, alarm or distress” to the Islamic faith after burning a Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London. A KC told the National Secular Society that the charges were “plainly defective”, while the NSS accused prosecutors of reintroducing a blasphemy law “by the back door”.

2 weeks ago | futurefreespeech.org | Jacob Mchangama

Social media platforms have redefined communication by shifting the role of content curation from traditional editorial gatekeepers to largely algorithmic systems that reward content based on engagement metrics. Scholars have argued that algorithms optimized for engagement inadvertently reward content that elicits strong emotions, exacerbating polarization and, in some instances, amplifying disinformation.

2 weeks ago | sotospeak.substack.com | Sarah McLaughlin |James Kirchick |Jacob Mchangama |Nico Perrino

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino. New episodes post every other Thursday. So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino. New episodes post every other Thursday.