“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for…
Category: Politics
Chatter #153 – Emma Briant on Cambridge Analytica, Social Media, and Election Meddling
Dr Briant is one of the key researchers who uncovered the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018, with two books and two major documentary films, she is an internationally recognized expert on information warfare and propaganda. Films her research featured in include Oscar-shortlisted Netflix film The Great Hack and People You May Know. As…
“This war will never end, because powerful people fear democracy.” – Gavin O’Toole
As part of our series on how technology is changing journalism, we’re asking journalists young and old how they think the industry is evolving. Gavin O’Toole is a freelance journalist, editor and copywriter in London. He has worked for some of the UK’s leading newspapers including The Guardian, Observer and Financial Times, and…
Free Speech Is Fundamental To A Free Country
“When speech is censored or suppressed, it is an affront to everyone because it prohibits our collective access to that information. Make no mistake, that is generally the intent of the suppressor.“ The majority of the debate on the subject of free speech generally revolves around an individual’s right to say something, and…