Free Speech, Censorship & Civil Liberties Videos Hacker News Recommends

talk#95

Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“That video has changed my point of view on the entire subject and has allowed me to start striking at the root.”

10 HN recommenders · 2011–2017

talk#107

Christopher Hitchens - Free Speech

hitch archive

“There is a brilliant speech by the late Christopher Hitchens [0] on free speech that I must have seen a dozen times.”

9 HN recommenders · 2018–2022

talk#191

We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Lawrence Lessig

TED

“This TED lecture[0] is only 18 minutes long and it offers rather a chilling perspective on any sensible reform.”

8 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

talk#464

28c3: The coming war on general computation

28c3

“which I very strongly recommend that everybody watch”

6 HN recommenders · 2011–2026

podcast#545

Joe Rogan Experience #1258 - Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde & Tim Pool

PowerfulJRE

“provided a lot of insight into how Twitter thought about moderation. It was a lot more nuanced than I expected.”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

music#553

Copying Is Not Theft - Official Version

Question Copyright

“A one minute ELI5 explanation about the difference between physical and intellectual property.”

6 HN recommenders · 2010–2026

talk#585

Civil War General-Purpose Computing | Cory Doctorow | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“I highly recommend reading up on what Cory has to say on DRM and the war on general purpose computing. It may change your mind.”

4 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

lecture#632

"Two incompatible sacred values in American universities" Jon Haidt, Hayek Lecture Series

Duke University Department of Political Science

“This is the best intellectual analysis of the situation I've come across so far”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

lecture#692

James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965)

The Riverbends Channel

“I was watching James Baldwin's speech at Cambridge University the other day and was riveted the entire time”

5 HN recommenders · 2016–2024

talk#843

ADL's Never Is Now 2019 | ADL International Leadership Award Presented to Sacha Baron Cohen

Anti-Defamation League

“This is a thought-provoking speech. Do yourself a favor and watch it in its entirety”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

commentary#1029

The Alt-Right Playbook: Control the Conversation

Innuendo Studios

“I found it enormously helpful to understand the mentality and tactics of a group that kind of doesn't make any sense.”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

talk#1102

29C3 Panel: Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake, William Binney on whistleblowing and surveillance

thisdayinwikileaks

“You may be interested in watching this talk from 29c3 where Drake and Binney told their stories in their own words”

3 HN recommenders · 2013–2017

talk#1211

James Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary debate from 1965

Aeon Video

“he mesmerises the audience by telling them what it's like to grow up black in America not even knowing you're black”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

interview#1294

Slavoj Žižek + Paul Holdengräber "Surveillance and whistleblowers" - International Authors' Stage

Det Kgl. Bibliotek

“I think Slavoj Žižek and Paul Holdengräber on "Surveillance and whistleblowers" is worth a watch.”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

commentary#1426

Stephen Fry on the Joys of Swearing

gsmokeyjoe

“Stephen Fry says it best”

5 HN recommenders · 2011–2016

talk#1460

Astroturf and manipulation of media messages | Sharyl Attkisson | TEDxUniversityofNevada

TEDx Talks

“She also gave another amazing talk on corporate astroturfing and media manipulation [2]”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2018

commentary#1470

China & Uighurs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“John Oliver did an excellent piece on the situation of the uighur last week”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

commentary#1524

J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints

ContraPoints

“This is a good, calm, nuanced discussion about why LGBTQ people and our allies don't like Rowling as much as we used to.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

documentary#1541

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | full movie (2014)

moviemaniacsDE

“here's a must-watch documentary, especially if you belong to the hacker culture”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2026

interview#1576

Abolish Copyrights and Patents? A Soho Forum Debate

ReasonTV

“Here is a debate on IP with two different libertarian perspective”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

comedy#1703

I made a talking banana

Useless Duck Company

“terrific little video about the battle between him and his viewers”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

comedy#1709

youtube YouTube Stewart Lee 9 Political Correctness 41st Best Stand Up ever

MrSenseisnotcommon

“there's an excellent 9-minute bit of stand-up comedy from Stewart Lee about political correctness you might want to watch”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

comedy#1883

Raiden Warned About AI Censorship - MGS2 Codec Call (2023 Version)

CYBERGEM

“which watching is in my opinion worth your time”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

talk#1927

Laws that choke creativity | Larry Lessig

TED

“Here is some sound reasoning on the topic from Larry Lessig”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2012

podcast#1954

Joe Rogan Experience #1191 - Peter Boghossian & James Lindsay

PowerfulJRE

“If you have not watched Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay on the Joe Rogan show you should.”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2019

talk#1972

In full: Rowan Atkinson on free speech

Defend Free Speech

“Rowan Atkinson made an excellent speech on the matter back then [2]”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

commentary#2070

Should Knowledge Be Free?

Medlife Crisis

“I found this discussion really informative”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

explainer#2232

How to Fix America's Corrupt Political System

RepresentUs

“I find these videos to be helpful in briefly understanding the problem and their proposed solution”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

commentary#2326

Bitcoin Is Protecting Human Rights Around the World

ReasonTV

“Actually it's pretty important for many”

3 HN recommenders · 2021

talk#2436

F2C2012: Aaron Swartz keynote - "How we stopped SOPA"

F2C2012

“If you haven't watched aaronsw's talk on stopping SOPA, it's well worth your time.”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2023

commentary#2524

SLAPP Suits: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“In my opinion, it's the best one they've ever done with an absolutely magnificent ending”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

talk#2656

re:publica 2012 - Eben Moglen - Freedom of Thought Requires Free Media

re:publica

“none seems to beat those from Stallman's lawyer, Eben Moglen.”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2022

talk#2686

Rowan Atkinson on free speech

The Christian Institute

“Rowan Atkinson explained it more eloquently that I ever could”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

documentary#2694

BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters

Flex Your Rights

“Excellent 45 minute ACLU documentary on how to interact with police in three situations: traffic stop, in your house, and on foot.”

2 HN recommenders · 2010–2014

interview#2724

Gaiman on Copyright Piracy and the Web

OpenRightsGroup

“He has a fantastic interview clip regarding his outlooks on piracy of his books”

2 HN recommenders · 2011–2014

explainer#2892

Why Web Filters Don't Work: Penistone and the Scunthorpe Problem

Tom Scott

“He talks about how it's impossible to implement with all edge-cases, easy to circumvent”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

documentary#2927

Part One: The Evergreen Equity Council

Michael Nayna

“the great, 3-part, documentary[3] by Mike Nayna”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

commentary#2944

The Really Dark Truth About Bots

Benn Jordan

“Don't let the title fool you, it covers more than bots.”

3 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

talk#3147

Noam Chomsky: "Free Markets?"

Santarchy

“I highly recommend watching this talk by Noam Chomsky titled”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

talk#3164

Copyright is Brain Damage | Nina Paley | TEDxMaastricht

TEDx Talks

“had a great talk five years ago on how restricting information is a form of cultural cancer”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

commentary#3337

"You Couldn't Make Blazing Saddles Today!"

Infranaut

“I saw a good youtube video about how blazing saddles was satirizing decades of hyper popular sanitized Western genre and helped kill it”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

documentary#3369

John Stossel's Illegal Everything

VP attnm

“I ask that you all watch; titled Illegal Everything”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

comedy#3586

George Carlin - Euphemisms & political correctness

aaron pryor

“George Carlin says it best (as usual...)”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

comedy#3664

The Whitest Kids U' Know - I want to kill the president

Weidmann

“My all time favorite Trevor Moore sketch”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

commentary#3807

Noam Chomsky - Freedom of Speech for Views You Don't Like

Chomsky's Philosophy

“If you're in favor of freedom of speech, that means you're in favor of speech precisely for views you despise”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

podcast#3842

Joe Rogan Experience #1006 - Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein

PowerfulJRE

“Start here at 1:30:30”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2018

explainer#4000

Who is Manipulating Facebook? - Smarter Every Day 215

SmarterEveryDay

“Destin of Smarter Every Day on YT went and talked to FB and their content mod team”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2020

news#4115

Watch Cops Seize Combat Vet's Life Savings [RARE FOOTAGE]

Institute for Justice

“They have so many heart-breaking stories on their youtube channel!”

1 HN recommenders · 2022