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Is free speech under attack in Europe? Roberta Metsola weighs in
Munich Security Conference

Is free speech under attack in Europe? Roberta Metsola weighs in

“There is a sort of doubt about freedom of expression here or protection of free speech in Europe,” says Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament.

Protect free media in democracies, urges Estonia's former president Kersti Kaljulaid
Digital Governance

Protect free media in democracies, urges Estonia's former president Kersti Kaljulaid

In recent years, numerous reports and studies have emerged warning that democracies around the world are backsliding and autocracy is on the rise. A free media could be the key to reversing this trend, according to former Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid.

​FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a housing announcement in Ajax, Ontario Canada November 30, 2023.
GZERO North

Judge delivers blow to Trudeau

Did Tucker Carlson and other conservative American critics of Justin Trudeau have a point?

Should AI content be protected as free speech?
Digital Governance

Should AI content be protected as free speech?

Where do misinformation, fabricated imagery, and audio generated by AI fit into free speech? Eléonore Caroit, vice president of the French Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, weighs in on this tricky question at a GZERO Global Stage discussion live from the 2023 Paris Peace Forum.

A mock 10 baht banknote bearing an illustration of a yellow duck instead of the Thai king or his predecessor is pictured in Bangkok on Nov. 25, 2020.
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Hard Numbers: Thai royal canard, Biden’s deficit plan, Japan’s gender pay gap, golden Odin, Greek walkout

Prepare to read the next sentence twice. A man in Thailand is facing two years in jail for selling calendars of … rubber ducks.