Debate N: Disinformation and Hate Speech

Disinformation and hate speech are permeating the public sphere, from manipulation surrounding the war in Ukraine to attacks on minorities. How do they spread, what are their impacts and how can we counter them without threatening freedom of speech? These questions will be discussed at the launch of the book Dezinformace a hate speech (Disinformation and Hate Speech) (Academia) by its authors: philosopher of language Tomáš Koblížek from the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences, security analyst Jakub Kalenský from the Helsinki-based Hybrid CoE, and lawyer Monika Hanych from the Czech Constitutional Court and Masaryk University. The event will be moderated by Studio N podcast host Filip Titlbach, while the book will be “baptised” by Klára Laurenčíková Šimáčková, who has served as the Czech government’s human rights commissioner.