Freddie Attenborough

Freddie Attenborough is the Free Speech Union's Communications Office. You can find him on Substack here.

A high-level dispute has major implications for online freedom

Germany, cradle of the hate speech law

Football authorities are attempting to insist on what political values players and supporters should represent

People suspected of sexual offences pre-charge will not have the right to automatic anonymity

The European Commission is considering including “hate speech” in a list of serious bloc-wide crimes

Financial censorship is not the right way to confront the AfD

The case of Ernest Moret has drawn attention to a sinister abuse of power

An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains

The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression

A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”