The digital revolution has crucially altered the parameters and thereby the possibilities of interpersonal communication. Many claim that the developments were not entirely for the better. Under the cloak of anonymity, hate is being spread, polarization and radicalization increase and rumors that are being propagated intentionally or incidentally present the political community with considerable challenges. Facing these challenges requires a reflection of the limits of the freedom of speech. This reflection is the subject of the lecture "Hate Speech, Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles: On the Limits of Free Speech in the Digital Age".

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christoph Bezemek, B.A., LL.M. (Yale) (*1981 Vienna, lives in Graz) is professor of public law at the institute for public law and political science at the University of Graz. Previously, he taught at the Vienna University of Economics and the University of Economics Katowice, the University of Zagreb, the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City and the University of Pisa. His dedication to new, digital teaching methods was rewarded with a nomination for the state award for excellent teaching (Ars Docendi) in 2016. Bezemek’s scientific core areas of research are protection of fundamental rights and polity law as well as theory of the state and legal theory. One of his current topics is the relation between individual and public community.