The New Clash Between Free Speech And Privacy Technology and the power of social media are raising questions about the limits of free speech. Our series examines the harm that it has caused in society and how the anything-goes era might end, with regulation in the horizon.
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The New Clash Between Free Speech And Privacy

Shefet is part of a much larger movement in Europe pushing back against the power of the tech titans under the banner of the "right to be forgotten." Jessica Vieux for NPR hide caption

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The Paris Lawyer Who Gives Google Nightmares

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A 1996 law sits at the heart of a major question about the modern Internet: How much responsibility should fall to online platforms for how their users act and get treated? Oivind Hovland/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption

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Section 230: A Key Legal Shield For Facebook, Google Is About To Change

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President Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media. J. David Ake/AP hide caption

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Professors Are Targets In Online Culture Wars; Some Fight Back

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Anti-abortion-rights demonstrators stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014 after oral arguments over buffer zones around abortion clinics. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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