Free speech and turbulent freedom : the dangerous allure of censorship in the digital era / Michael J. Glennon.
By: Glennon, Michael J [author.]
.Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197636794.Subject(s): Freedom of speech -- United States -- History | Freedom of expression -- United States | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197636763DDC classification: 342.730853 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: America's marketplace of ideas is threatened by social media platforms and a government security apparatus that have joined together to suppress the free exchange of ideas. In 'Free Speech and Turbulent Freedom', Michael J. Glennon offers an incisive defense of free speech in the digital public square. Drawing on the intellectual journey of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who shaped the modern First Amendment, Glennon argues that a lively and robust marketplace of ideas is the surest guarantor of social stability. Crisply written and lucidly argued, this timely book calls on the courts to protect the speech interests not merely of the government and Big Tech, but of all participants in the marketplace of ideas.
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Also issued in print: 2024.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
America's marketplace of ideas is threatened by social media platforms and a government security apparatus that have joined together to suppress the free exchange of ideas. In 'Free Speech and Turbulent Freedom', Michael J. Glennon offers an incisive defense of free speech in the digital public square. Drawing on the intellectual journey of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who shaped the modern First Amendment, Glennon argues that a lively and robust marketplace of ideas is the surest guarantor of social stability. Crisply written and lucidly argued, this timely book calls on the courts to protect the speech interests not merely of the government and Big Tech, but of all participants in the marketplace of ideas.
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