Anonymous accounts on social media – a threat to democracy?
- Martin Enlund
- 10/22/24
It was recently reported that Sweden’s Minister for Culture, Parisa Liljestrand, wishes to put an end to anonymous accounts on social media. The issue has been at the forefront following revelations of political parties using pseudonymous accounts on social media platforms earlier this year.
Nothing new under the sun
- Martin Enlund
- 9/2/24
The ongoing debate surrounding freedom of expression may revolve more around determining who gets to control the dissemination of information rather than any claimed notion of safeguarding democracy. Similarities can be identified from 500 years ago, following the invention of the printing press.
What is freedom of speech without 'freedom of reach?'
- Martin Enlund
- 8/27/24
After Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter (now X) in autumn 2022, there has been plenty of turmoil surrounding the platform. For instance, some groups were upset after the team responsible for “moderation” has been shut down. Instead of limiting freedom of speech, X primarily limits users ability to reach others. ("Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of reach"). Even so, some argue that the platform falls short in ensuring a respectable tone and combating the spread of disinformation (intentional spread of false information) as well as misinformation (false or inaccurate information that is unintentionally spread).
Globalism makes freedom of speech impossible
- Martin Enlund
- 4/23/24
Last year there were burnings of religious books in Sweden, leading to a diplomatic crisis. During a press conference, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson emphasized that the government is currently not planning to restrict freedom of speech, although some of his government colleagues seem to take a different view.
Robbing the human race
- Martin Enlund
- 12/2/23
TL;DR: Contemporary regulations not only threaten internet giants with substantial fines if they fail in their censorship efforts, but also undermine truth itself according to one of history’s foremost proponents of liberalism. With so many eager censors at work, can our societies still be said to be liberal?
