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  • Top topics digest — the cards score the selected period against the prior 4 weeks.
  • 12-week heatmap & outlet matrix — show the 12 weeks ending at the selected week (they slide back with the picker, they aren’t a fixed snapshot).
  • Per-topic volume / alias drift — same 12-week trailing window, anchored on the selected period.
  • Coverage gap quadrant — scores the selected period against the 12 weeks before it (not including it).
  • Anomaly cards — only show alerts the detector fired during the selected period. Quiet weeks legitimately show none.
What stays as-is
  • Outlet orientation strip / lean colours — context-only, drawn from the last 12 weeks of activity regardless.
  • Co-occurrence graph — recent-activity anchored, not picker-driven.
  • Source & topic profiles — all-time data for the topic; the picker doesn’t affect them.
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Topic · social

Free Speech Protections

155 posts · 14,073 engagement · first seen 1 Jan 2023 · last seen 9 Sep 2026

Debate over the legal and policy boundaries of free expression in New Zealand, encompassing arguments for and against hate speech legislation, censorship powers, and the rights of individuals and organisations to speak without government restriction.

Stance breakdown

How the per-edge framings classify across 77 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.

52%
40%
Supportive 40 Critical 31 Dismissive 1 Neutral / explainer 4 Mocking 1

Sentiment breakdown

Whole-post emotional valence across 77 classified posts that reference this topic. Distinct from stance: a post can be supportive of the topic and still negative in tone (an angry supporter) — the two together capture the texture short-form posts compress into very few words.

22%
17%
61%
Positive 17 Neutral 13 Negative 47

Platform mix

Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.

  • reddit
    8 posts · 4,150 engagement
    4,150
  • twitter
    16 posts · 3,529 engagement
    3,529
  • youtube
    51 posts · 2,244 engagement
    2,244
  • facebook
    2 posts · 244 engagement
    244

Top posts by engagement

The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.