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‘Free speech is in a dark place’

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Jacob Mchangama is the executive director of The Future of Free Speech .
In the US , the Trump administration is going after visa and green-card holders over political speech.
Around 30 people a day are being arrested in the UK for offensive online communications.
Denmark re-introduced blasphemy laws after a copy of the Koran was burnt.
Jacob Mchangama says freedom of expression for non-citizens gives a huge advantage to the US .
35 per cent of US Nobel laureates were born outside of the country.
Nearly 50 per cent of US companies worth more than $1 billion were founded by people born outside.
VR Score
59
Informative language
53
Neutral language
13
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
40
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
12
Source diversity
9
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