sexually explicit materials through the Internet: the university’s president feared that the university could be prosecuted under state pornography laws if it did not control the access. Within the last week Towson State has prevented access to all of the alt.* groups on the Usenet which include alt.binaries.pictures.* which has sexually explicit pictures. Towson State has also included a warning on their home page that there may be pornographic material on the Internet. Pornographic material is not the
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Freedom of Speech Vs. Censorship: Children on the Internet The internet is a very controversial communication device in today’s society. If desired‚ one could find information on nearly any topic they choose. Censorship and free speech is a widely discussed topic when dealing with the current freedom of the internet especially when dealing with young minds. Should the internet have censored topics which would be illegal to post and/or view freely by children? Should the internet be a free-for-all arena
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Shawn Nephi Klaxx What is the objective of internet censorship in public schools? Is it effective and does it do more good than bad? When talking about internet censorship in schools‚ heated debates are always bound to arise on what they should block‚ how strict they should be‚ and if they should even be there. The topic of fettered or unfettered internet is a hot topic and can be both good and bad for education. When talking about something that sounds like such a
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The Internet is an amazing place where people can communicate‚ transfer and research information‚ and find entertainment sites. It also allows freedoms that major media enterprises did not have. The concern with the Internet is it contains sites that are not appropriate for children. Some people believe the Internet should be free from censorship while other argue the Internet should be controlled. We all want the Internet to be fun and safe place where everyone can go and enjoy the great benefits
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Censorship is the control of information and or ideas from an individual or a group. Music‚ movies‚ books‚ television‚ mail‚ news‚ radio‚ art‚ theatre and the internet are censored. Some things that can be found though these varies things can be harmful if it gets in the wrong hands. Censorship is a good way of controlling what some people consider to be bad or offensive‚ and some people feel that censorship is a way that the government can control us as a society. Censorship in my opinion is
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CENSORSHIP Abstract Censorship is a means by which families and governments can filter exactly what the user is able to access. Some argue that censorship is necessary given all the questionable content in the world while others believe that censorship is a violation of free speech and expression. There are some that even feel as if “the powers that be” use censorship as a means of controlling the world. We will explore from different aspects what censorship is‚ how we are affected by it‚ and
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Internet: Censorship versus Human Rights Jesslyn Sung 10/02/2011 What is your ideal picture of a free-speech internet where your human rights as are prioritized? Since Hillary Clinton’s landmark speech last year‚ "Remarks on internet Freedom"‚ the net today promotes a more open internet with human rights. The internet revolution is further supported by the social networks services such as Facebook and Twitter‚ where people’s right of freedom of speech and expression seemed to be ungovernable
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Look at the Arguments for and Against Censorship “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press” (Roleff‚ Barbour‚ and Szumski 5). Controversy surrounds the topic of censorship. Americans generally believe in the freedom of speech and expression‚ but some citizens of the liberal USA support censorship. Globally speaking‚ censorship is not really a topic of discussion‚ it just exists. Librarians have struggled with censorship over the years and the development of new
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Censorship is the act or practice of suppressing the speech or public communication which is considered objectionable‚ harmful and sensitive‚ by a government‚ media outlet or other controlling bodies. This public content is censored for many reasons that the active bodies believe are immoral. Some reasons include: controlling obscenities‚ pornography‚ hate speeches‚ protecting young children‚ to promote or restrict political or religious views or even to protect the national security of a country
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to them. Censorship in general means the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable‚ harmful‚ sensitive‚ or inconvenient as determined by a government‚ media outlet‚ or other controlling body. It can be done by governments and private organizations or by individuals who engage in self-censorship. It occurs in a variety of different contexts including speech‚ books‚ music‚ films and other arts‚ the press‚ radio‚ television‚ and the internet for a variety
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