Thought Control vs. Free Speech--AcademicInfluence.com Tackles Censorship in Social Media and on College Campuses - PRNewswire

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- All education begins with free access to information. But what happens when the lifeguards at the pool of knowledge restrict students to the shallow end for their "own good"?

In a series of hard-hitting articles and interviews, AcademicInfluence.com examines the assault on freedom of speech in the public square, with a focus on two crucial arenas: the college campus and social media.

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First, as part of its series on "The 25 Most Controversial Topics Today," AcademicInfluence.com explores free speech origins, advocates, and influencers, along with a look at the forces of opposition, including censorship, political correctness, and cancel culture:

Controversial Topic: Censorship and Freedom of Speech

In this information-packed resource, readers will learn exactly what's at stake, why it matters, and who is raising those stakes by silencing challenging voices.

Then, in an enlightening analysis of the state of censorship in social media and academia, former ACLU president and New York Law School professor Nadine Strossen, J.D., unpacks the topic with AcademicInfluence.com academic director and Wake Forest University physics professor Jed Macosko, Ph.D. Strossen, one of AcademicInfluence.com's Top Influential Legal Scholars Today, also speaks with student interviewer Karina Macosko, diving deeper into several consequential legal cases affecting free speech both for students and for users of social media...



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