BEST OF HACKER NEWS · 20 TALKS
This ranked list contains 20 Free speech, censorship & civil liberties talks from a 104-video topic archive. Entries are ordered by distinct Hacker News recommenders, then by the catalog score; the leading titles include Republic, Lost | Lawrence Lessig | Talks at Google, Christopher Hitchens - Free Speech, and We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim | Lawrence Lessig. The broader topic archive has 653 labeled comments across 2010–2026, but this list only includes videos classified as talks. Each row shows its recorded recommendation count and a reason based on its tags and HN history. Use the recent-video archive to browse every format by latest HN mention instead.
Browse Free speech, censorship & civil liberties by recent HN mention · How the top talks list is ranked
10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about US politics & elections; the recorded mentions span 2011–2017.
9 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2018–2022.
8 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about US politics & elections; the recorded mentions span 2013–2026.
6 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2011–2026.
6 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2019–2025.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Hacker culture & free software; the recorded mentions span 2012–2026.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime; the recorded mentions span 2013–2017.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Social issues & culture; the recorded mentions span 2020–2023.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Media, journalism & propaganda; the recorded mentions span 2016–2018.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2020–2023.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2011–2012.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2013–2023.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2012–2022.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2024–2026.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Microeconomics & behavioral economics; the recorded mentions span 2014–2020.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Law, policing & justice; the recorded mentions span 2017–2026.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime; the recorded mentions span 2011–2023.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime; the recorded mentions span 2012–2019.
1 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Free speech, censorship & civil liberties; the recorded mentions span 2023–2023.
0 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Privacy, surveillance & cybercrime; the recorded mentions span 2018–2023.