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  "path": "/2026/03/31/free-speech-experts-jonathan-haidts-moral-panic-is-as-old-as-democracy-itself/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T22:34:05.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
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    "free speech",
    "jacob mchangama",
    "jeff kosseff",
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    "moral panic"
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  "textContent": "We’ve been saying for years now that Jonathan Haidt’s crusade against social media and kids is a moral panic dressed up in academic robes, and that the evidence simply does not support the sweeping claims he’s been making. A new piece in the Wall Street Journal by Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff drives that point […]",
  "title": "Free Speech Experts: Jonathan Haidt’s Moral Panic Is As Old As Democracy Itself"
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