A group of academics at Oxford University has asked the university to revise its social media harassment guidelines as they violate free speech. They noted that the policies ban lawful speech and therefore are in violation of the university’s commitment to respect the freedom of expression.
“These policies frustrate academic freedom – the lifeblood of this university – and harm academic careers”, the academics said.
Oxford’s academic Dr. Abhijit Sarkar was recently the subject of murder and rape threats over accusations of “Hinduphobia” for criticizing the first female Indian leader of the Oxford University Student’s Union, Rashmi Samant. Sarkar connected Samant and her family to far-right Hindu nationalism on social media.
Sarkar was accused of harassing Samant, who resigned shortly after the allegations. Oxford upheld the harassment complaint against Sarkar....
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