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SPLC: ā€˜Student Media Experts React to Governors State University Rulingā€™

Check out the Student Press Law Centerā€™s latest article on the troubling decision in .

Addressing commentators who do not see to the decision as particularly threatening to free speech on campus I was quoted, ā€˜Far, far smaller loopholes with regards to the First Amendment rights of students have been exploited to censor what used to be considered clearly protected speech.ā€™

The article continues:

Lukianoff said free speech on college campuses needs broad protections, because if ambiguity exists, people will capitalize on that and try to silence uncomfortable or unagreeable speech. ā€œAs much as people like to think they value free speech, as soon as thereā€™s a loophole that people can take advantage of to silence their critics or opinions they think are wrong, they will jump on them,ā€ he said. ā€œThis opinion creates tremendous opportunities for administrators and other students who want to infantilize students or deny them their basic rights.ā€

We will be elaborating on what is so wrong with the Hosty in upcoming posts. To learn more about ¹ū¶³“«Ć½app¹Ł·½ā€™s previous involvement in the case click here.

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