Freedom of expression

This House would ban the sale of surveillance technology to non-democratic countries

15 Feb 2013

The sophistication of modern surveillance technology has increased by leaps and bounds in the 21st century. Governments have unprecedented power to watch their...

This House would offer amnesty to bloggers currently prosecuted by their native states

13 Feb 2013

Repressive governments, here defined as governments that are anti-democratic, that do not afford general civil rights to their citizens, and that do not have a...

This House would limit the free speech rights of corporations that are granted legal personhood.

7 Dec 2012

Does money have the right to speak?The US supreme court's decision on Citizens United raises a vital issue: should corporations have the same free speech...

This House believes Tennessee is correct to protect teachers who wish to explore the merits of creationism

13 Nov 2012

The case: Teaching creationism in US schoolsOn April 11 2012, Tennessee passed a law that will protect teachers who choose to explore the merits of creationism...

This House believes that freedom of expression is more important than religious sensitivities

12 Nov 2012

The discussion: Has Innocence of Muslims ended the innocence of YouTube?The fact that Google, which owns YouTube, has voluntarily blocked the Islamophobic...

Should a new global body, the United Nations Committee for Internet Related Policies, take over internet governance?

29 Aug 2012

Currently the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) based in California administers the technical and policy aspects of the core...

Should we fear the power of government over internet governance?

17 Aug 2012

What is internet governance? There’s a narrow definition and a broad definition.[1] The narrow definition focusses solely on the technical aspects of the...

This House believes that the leaking of military documents by Anat Kamm was justified

18 May 2012

The case: The Israeli WhistleblowerJournalist Anat Kamm was sentenced to four and a half years in October 2011 for leaking 2,000 classified military documents...

This house would censor hate speech on campus

20 Feb 2012

Hate speech is a controversial issue in all Western Liberal Democracies (WLDs). What makes hate speech on university campuses a unique topic is the combination...

THB that the word 'Nigger' should never be banned.

17 Feb 2012

The use of the N-word is a highly contentious issue in American society. Its roots come from the word "negro", Spanish for ‘black’ which was commonly used to...

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