TY - BOOK ID - 138771347 TI - Dilemmas of free expression PY - 2022 SN - 9781487529307 1487529309 9781487529291 1487529295 PB - Toronto Buffalo London University of Toronto Press DB - UniCat KW - Freedom of expression UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138771347 AB - "Free expression is under threat. Social media and 'fake news,' misinformation, and disinformation have prompted governments to propose new forms of regulation that are deeply challenging to free expression. Hate speech, far-right populism, campus speech debates, and censorship consistently make headlines in Canada and abroad. This book offers appraisals of ways to confront challenging moral issues, policy problems, and controversies that pay heed to the fundamental right to free expression. The essays in this volume offer analyses of the law, policy, and philosophical challenges, and social repercussions to our understanding of expressive freedom in relation to government obligations and public discourse. Free expression and its limits are multifaceted, deeply complex, inherently values-based, and central to the ability of a society to function"-- ER -