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This week’s edition is packed with exclusive stories, big reads and cutting-edge analysis of the biggest events in business and politics

Most people seem to think that free speech means saying whatever you want without consequences. But that’s never been true — legally speaking, at least. The First Amendment stops the

The colorful credentials, synonymous with 'that time' of the year, have yet to arrive in Lisbon, but the controversy surrounding the Web Summit, which led

Former Web Summit boss is not unique in being ‘cancelled’ but others have been criticised for staying silent on the conflict

When a social media post ends up being discussed at the highest levels of government - it’s a reminder that nothing online is private. That's what happened to Dublin woman Courtney Carey, who made national news this week when it was reported that she had lost her job at Wix, an Israeli tech company, after criticising Israel on social media.

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Paddy Cosgrave resigned as the events company spiralled amid Israel controversy. Can it survive?

EU calls for ‘humanitarian pause in Gaza, Whale body-slams windsurfer at Sydney beach, what next for Web Summit, and Sonia O’Sullivan on running the Dublin Marathon

The deplatforming of pro-Palestinian speakers demonstrates why the left has an investment in liberal speech norms, Eric Levitz writes.

From the blog of Jon Medved at The Times of Israel