News Analysis
Recent remarks by Věra Jourová, the European Commission’s Vice President for Values and Transparency, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, addressing online speech, the status of Twitter, and what Jourová sees as the likely advent of laws proscribing “hate speech” in the United States, show either an ignorance of or contempt for American traditions and legal precedent upholding freedom of expression, a free speech advocate has told The Epoch Times.
During a panel discussion at the annual event on Jan. 17, Jourová predicted that “hate speech” will soon be subject to criminal penalties in the United States, as it currently is in a number of European countries. She did not offer a clear and precise definition of what does or does not constitute such speech….