Speech Police

The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet

David Kaye

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Columbia Global Reports
13 August 2019

Media studies; Freedom of information & freedom of speech; Ethical & social aspects of computing

The internet was designed to be a kind of free-speech paradise, but a lot of the material on it turned out to incite violence, spread untruth, and promote hate. Over the years, three American behemoths - Facebook, YouTube and Twitter - became the way most of the world experiences the internet, and therefore the conveyors of much of its disturbing material.

What should be done about this enormous problem? Should the giant social media platforms police the content themselves, as is the norm in the U.S., or should governments and international organisations regulate the internet, as many are demanding in Europe? How do we keep from helping authoritarian regimes to censor all criticisms of themselves? David Kaye, who serves as the United Nations' special rapporteur on free expression, has been has been at the centre of the discussions of these issues for years. He takes us behind the scenes, from Facebook's 'mini-legislative' meetings, to the European Commission's closed-door negotiations, and introduces us to journalists, activists, and content moderators whose stories bring clarity and urgency to the topic of censorship.

Speech Police is the most comprehensive and insightful treatment of the subject thus far, and reminds us of the importance of maintaining the internet's original commitment to free speech, free of any company's or government's absolute control, while finding ways to modulate its worst aspects.

'David Kaye's book is crucial to understanding the tactics, rhetoric and stakes in one of the most consequential free speech debates in human history.' - Cory Doctorow, author of Radicalized, Walkaway and Little Brother

By: David Kaye
Imprint: Columbia Global Reports
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9780999745489
ISBN 10: 0999745484
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 13 August 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Kaye is clinical professor of law and director of the International Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression from 2014-2020. His articles have appeared in publications such as The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Slate, and Foreign Affairs. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Reviews for Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet

An essential contribution to the discussion of free speech and its online enemies. -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review We're at a critical juncture, in which the long-overdue techlash is being co-opted to put more power in the hands of Big Tech, in the guise of forcing the tech giants to take on more responsibility. Getting this right will have implications for decades. David Kaye's book is crucial to understanding the tactics, rhetoric and stakes in one of the most consequential free speech debates in human history. - Cory Doctorow, author of Radicalized, Walkaway and Little Brother Speech Police is an essential primer for understanding the toughest global governance problem of our digital age. The future of human rights and democracy depends on whether the exercise of government and private power across globally networked digital platforms can be constrained and held accountable. -- Rebecca MacKinnon, author of Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom This is an important, timely, and provocative book on a hugely important topic. Everyone interested in free expression and social media should (and will) read it. -- Noah Feldman, Felix Frankfurter Professor at Harvard Law School David Kaye has been an outstanding UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, and in this report he pungently distils his findings on one of the most important issues of our time. -- Timothy Garton Ash, author of Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World In this accessible, urgent volume, Kaye takes us on a whirlwind global tour of social media's sites of impact, from on-the-ground reports of activists in dangerous political climates to the candid conversations behind the closed doors of corporate boardrooms and the halls of government alike. His access allows us an unprecedented and often unguarded view of the players at all echelons, be they corporate scions, heads of state or rabble-rousing resistance journalists. In all cases, Kaye unveils the competing interests, hidden motivations, factions and forces influencing these platforms and introduces us to the many actors with a stake in their proliferation or restriction. All are given an unvarnished analysis by the individual charged with advancing the principles of human rights for a worldwide constituency. ... A must-read for anyone invested in the issues this book touches: in other words, all of us. - Sarah Roberts, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Information Studies