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In full: Rowan Atkinson on free speech
Rowan Atkinson's speech at the launch of the Reform Section 5 campaign in Parliament in 2012. He argues against criminalizing insulting words and for answering speech with more speech.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as an eloquent defense of free speech against laws on offensive or insulting speech.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Defend Free Speech
- Topic
- free speech
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 8
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I recently watched an excellent speech concerning freedom of speech and freedom of protest by Rowan Atkinson, and feel it's very appropriate to share here: [VIDEO]
eblanshey on Hacker News · 2020-08
In Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps from the Play StoreSadly, this kind of behaviour is on brand when it comes to the UK state. It is less than ten years since Section 5 [1] was reformed to remove the display of “insulting” words and writing in public as an offence (Rowan Atkinson made an …
ninjin on Hacker News · 2022-02
In Man found guilty of ‘grossly offensive’ tweetRowan is a staunch defender of Free Speech in Comedy. When it looked like the UK government were going to legislate against it, he delivered this amazing speech: [VIDEO]
Jaruzel on Hacker News · 2022-07
In Rowan Atkinson: Visual Comedy (1992) [video]
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