To what extent is it possible to escape everyday surveillance amidst these developments and how would this affect our communications?
#IndexDrawtheLine: Where should governments draw the line on everyday surveillance?
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CATEGORY: Draw the Line
#IndexDrawtheLine: Does extremism have a place on campus?
After strong lobbying from senior Tory peers, two private members’ debating student societies from Oxford and Cambridge universities were exempted from the controversial counter-terror ban on extremist speakers. Even though the two societies are...
#IndexDrawtheLine: When sharing graphic content, the freedom to choose is key
This month, we've been asking the question "Graphic content on social media: How much is too much?" While graphic content shown in mainstream media usually comes with a content warning, as well as being subject to the editing processes of news...
#IndexDrawtheLine: Graphic content on social media: how much is too much?
With the rise of Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East, people across various platforms of social media are sharing videos of brutal killings by the terrorist organisation. This month’s #IndexDrawTheLine question is: How much is too much? Royal...
#IndexDrawtheLine: Without the freedom to offend, free speech ceases to exist
Growth can only happen when old obsolete ideas are replaced with newer, relevant ones. If we don’t challenge the established system of thought, we can’t move forward. If ideas that don’t work anymore aren’t rejected, new ones won’t find space....
#IndexDrawtheLine: Is offence a vital part of free expression?
Censorship, and the degree to which we self-censor, is becoming an increasingly difficult, yet pressing and vitally important, topic of debate amongst an ever-growing international community. Now, in the internet age, it has never been easier to...
#IndexDrawtheLine: Religious extremism is one of the greatest challenges facing society
“We want to laugh at the extremists – every extremist. They can be Muslim, Jewish, Catholic. Everyone can be religious but extremist thoughts and acts we cannot accept,” Laurent Léger, a journalist at Charlie Hebdo--a satirical magazine where an...
#IndexDrawtheLine: How can we balance religious freedom and religious extremism?
Religious freedom and religious radicalism which leads to extremism has become an increasingly difficult balancing act in the digital age where presenting religious superiority through fear and "terror" is possible both locally and internationally...
New Index Youth Advisory Board announced
The second cohort of Index on Censorship's Youth Advisory Board was announced today. The members will discuss topical freedom of expression events, participate in #IndexDrawtheLine debates and advise Index on youth issues. The new board will sit...
Recap report: #IndexDrawTheLine at Lilian Baylis School
Ahead of the UK general election, students discussed voting rights and free expression