Why We Should Fight for Freedom of Speech | Greg Lukianoff

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1w ago • 1 hr 30 mins

Why should we fight for Freedom of Speech?

That’s the question that Free Speech Lawyer and Writer Greg Lukianoff helps us answer today.

Using first principles, Greg goes deep into the importance of Freedom of Speech, “Free Speech Culture”, what happens to Free Speech when new technologies like the printing press and the internet are introduced, and how all this intersects with blockchains and crypto.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
6:19 Defining Free Speech
15:59 Free Speech Origins
19:43 The Printing Press
37:11 The Constitution
39:50 Free Speech Culture
47:48 What Protects Free Speech
55:57 Generational Differences
1:09:17 Censorship Societies
1:16:29 The Internet
1:21:04 AI & Free Speech
1:23:04 Web2 Censorship
1:27:17 Freedom to Transact
1:36:38 Privacy
1:38:30 How to Get Involved
1:40:49 Closing & Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

Greg Lukianoff
https://x.com/glukianoff

The Eternally Radical Idea Newsletter
https://greglukianoff.substack.com/

FIRE
https://www.thefire.org/

Support FIRE Today!
https://www.thefire.org/donate

The Canceling of the American Mind
https://www.amazon.com/Canceling-American-Mind-Undermines-Threatens-ebook/dp/B0BTZT9PLM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1

Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-History-Socrates-Social/dp/1541600495/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1

Revolution in the Age of Social Media
https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Age-Social-Media-Insurrection-ebook/dp/B00GVZJWAM

Free Speech, The People's Darling Privilege
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-Peoples-Darling-Privilege/dp/0822325292

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