Acton Institute Powerblog Archives

Post Tagged 'Hate speech'

December 11, 2025

Freedom of Religion vs. Big Tech

The episode that shook one of the most important voices of the conservative Catholic world in Italy during the summer of 2025—namely the blog Messainlatino.it—remains one of the most eloquent signs of the ethical fragilities afflicting today’s digital ecosystem. Continue Reading...
March 04, 2013

When Free Speech Died in Canada

When future historians attempt to narrow down the exact point at which the concept of free speech died in Canada, they’ll likely point to Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, specifically this sentence: Truthful statements can be presented in a manner that would meet the definition of hate speech, and not all truthful statements must be free from restriction. Continue Reading...