Faculty note: Associate Prof. Andrew Austin publishes article on Project Censored

In the wake of the “deplatforming” of Alex Jones by several social media platforms, Andrew Austin (Democracy and Justice Studies) explores censorship in his essay “Defending the Digital Commons: A Left-Libertarian Critique of Speech and Censorship in the Virtual Public Square” for Project Censored. Read the article. Speaking on this topic, Austin recently appeared on the syndicated Project Censored Show, carried by (among other stations) KPFA radio in Berkeley, home of the Free Speech Movement.