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Emma Clement | Senior Graphic Artist

Free speech vs. hate speech: Where do we draw the line? | The Loop

Hillary Hao October 22, 2024
The notion that limiting one form of speech will lead to authoritarian censorship is often an overstated slippery slope fallacy. There is a difference between regulating speech to prevent harm and silencing unpopular opinions. The idea that restricting hate speech will lead to the downfall of free expression ignores the consequences of uncontrolled hate speech.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Tolerating the intolerable — the price of free speech

Editors April 3, 2023
Freedom of speech is a right against legal repercussions, not against social consequences.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The right’s transgender question | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf March 20, 2023
Is there any difference between the eradication of “transgenderism,” and the eradication of transgender people themselves?
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Ye’s contradictory, hateful statements ignite a media fire, intentionally | Editorial

Editors October 6, 2022
Ye's stunt at Paris Fashion Week caused a lot of uproar. How do we move forward, and how should we understand his art?
The Facebook logo on its side. Annie writes about the damaging effects of social media platforms on young people as most prominently shown through The Wall Street Journal’s series “The Facebook Files.” COURTESY OF ROMAN MARTYNIUK VIA UNSPLASH

Social media’s algorithms need to be combated

Annie Sheehan November 18, 2021
Facebook knows better, and they can do better.
Panelists speak at the First Amendment and Hate Speech event. The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate hosted the event on Thursday evening. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks on hate speech, First Amendment at Edward M. Kennedy Institute

Jenna Manto March 30, 2018
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and a group of panelists attracted over 100 people to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate Thursday night for a conversation on the First Amendment and hate speech.
EDITORIAL: Wellesley editorial isn’t completely off base

EDITORIAL: Wellesley editorial isn’t completely off base

Editors April 19, 2017

Recent speakers invited to college campuses, protests and rallies have sparked debate about free speech. Students at University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University have made Facebook groups...

EDITORIAL: “Make America Say It Again” was well-intended but poorly executed

EDITORIAL: “Make America Say It Again” was well-intended but poorly executed

Editors October 20, 2016

Pushing open a restroom door, a quote is emblazoned on its surface. Walking past Boston University’s Law Building’s lobby, white lettering contrasts the glassy exterior. Beneath all of these quotes,...

EDITORIAL: UK should warn, not ban Trump

EDITORIAL: UK should warn, not ban Trump

Editors January 18, 2016

The Trump show has officially gone global. In a Monday debate, the United Kingdom’s parliament discussed the possibility of banning Donald Trump from entering the U.K. The Parliament is required to debate...

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