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Beheading in France by Islamist Requires Fierce Pushback for Free Speech

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Earlier this month in France, a teacher who had reportedly shown caricatures of the Islamic prophet Muhammad during a civics class was beheaded by an 18-year-old Chechen refugee, who was subsequently fatally shot by police. The teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded on the street by Abdoullakh Anzorov. Robin Simcox, the director of The Counter Extremism Group, which provides practical counter-extremism policy solutions to decision makers, joins the podcast to unpack what happened. We also cover these stories:
  • Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had a sharp exchange with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey during a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee.
  • Wednesday’s Senate hearing sought to find answers to concerns over how Google, Twitter, and Facebook moderate content on their platforms.
  • 11 people were shot in riots on Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

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