Jacob Mchangama

Jacob Mchangama is the executive director of Justitia, a Copenhagen based think tank focusing on human rights and the rule of law and author of Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media (2022 Basic Books).

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A picture taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows logos of social networking websites Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, displayed on smart-phone screen, in Lille, northern France.
A picture taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows logos of social networking websites Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, displayed on smart-phone screen, in Lille, northern France.

The Real Threat to Social Media Is Europe
Analysis |
Jacob Mchangama
Students hold a silent protest against the violence that marred yesterday's referendum vote outside the University on Oct. 2, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
Students hold a silent protest against the violence that marred yesterday's referendum vote outside the University on Oct. 2, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.

People Want Free Speech—for Themselves
Argument |
Jacob Mchangama
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leads a conversation on free expression at Georgetown University on Oct. 17, 2019 in Washington.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leads a conversation on free expression at Georgetown University on Oct. 17, 2019 in Washington.

How to Judge Facebook’s New Judges
Argument |
Jacob Mchangama
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi are greeted by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi are greeted by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa

Coronavirus Has Started a Censorship Pandemic
Argument |
Jacob Mchangama, Sarah McLaughlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel uses a tablet
German Chancellor Angela Merkel uses a tablet

Germany’s Online Crackdowns Inspire the World’s Dictators
Argument |
Jacob Mchangama, Joelle Fiss
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