Can the UK Ever Have American Free Speech?

About this episode

Toby Young discusses the implications of a proposed Free Speech Act for the UK with US lawyer Preston Byrne.

Toby Young scrutinises US lawyer Preston Byrne on his draft Free Speech Act for the UK. Plus, Ofcom v, 4Chan. #FreeSpeech #censorshipdebate #onlinesafetyact

People in this episode

Host: Toby Young

Guest: Preston Byrne

Topics covered

• free speech
• censorship
• online safety
• UK law
• US law
• media regulation

Keywords

• free speech
• censorship debate
• online safety act
• UK
• US lawyer
• Ofcom
• 4Chan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ofcom, 4Chan

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