DAVID KAYE is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the global body's principal monitor for freedom of expression issues worldwide. A professor of law at the University of California, Irvine, he began his legal career with the U.S. State Department. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and former member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post,the Los Angeles Times,The New York Times,Slate, and Foreign Affairs, among other publications.
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Who polices speech online? Who is in charge? 'There is an epidemic sweeping the world,' the Nigerian Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said. 'It is the epidemic of fake news. Mixed with hate speech, it is a disaster waiting to happen.' Some argue ... SEE MORE