Free Speech 2020
Throughout 2020, PEN America is standing up for free speech and your right to speak out. Join us to defend press freedom, fight online harassment, combat disinformation, and uphold… More
Three Big Discussions We Need to Have ASAP About AI and Social Media Moderation
Exploring three issues about how exactly content moderation is impacting free expression domestically and around the world. More
Three and a Half Ways Not to Fix The Internet
The three proposed reforms to Section 230 highlight the struggle between maintaining free expression and regulating harassment and disinformation. More
U.S.-Based Iranian Activists Face Government-Led Threats
"Masih and her fellow activists are astonishingly courageous in their determination to write and speak about women’s rights in Iran despite the ongoing threats they face." More
You’re Not Powerless in the Face of Online Harassment
If you or someone you know comes under attack of online harassment, remember that you are not powerless. There are concrete steps you can take to defend yourself. More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“We are absolutely dependent on the role of journalists in helping us sort through fact from fiction, understand the science, know how to keep ourselves safe.” More
[RECAP] What Professors Need to Know about Online Hate and Harassment
Hundreds of participants viewed PEN America’s Campus Free Speech Program session, as panelists discussed online attacks and abuse that faculty can prepare for, defend against, and combat. More
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