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Background Information. Definition:. Background Information. Controversy. Ex) Ex) Ex). Benefits to Internet Censorship. Political and Social Reasons Against Censorship:
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Benefits to Internet Censorship Political and Social Reasons Against Censorship: 1) Advocates assert censorship’s ability to prevent political unrest often tied to dissatisfaction with federally implemented procedures. 2) Censorship of anti-war material has been used to promote a spirit of patriotism. 3) Advocates say censorship has the ability to defend laws that are widely broken over the internet. 4) The freedom of families and cultures to practice their values and beliefs in a safe and secure environment can also be considered the freedom of expression. 5) The Internet is unlike other forms of mass media in that: it has become a form of public property, it decentralizes responsibility from the user, and information spreads dangerously fast.
Examples • 1) The US law against child pornography: Censorship of information and images has been used to help protect Internet users from being unfairly subjected to criminal charges. • Why is child pornography such a big issue? • It has proven links to sexual abuse, the normalization of adult sexual interest in children, and negative impacts on the health and wellbeing of the victims. • US used censorship during the Civil War to prevent antagonistic sentiment. • PICS (Platform for Internet Content Selection) is a filter that families or religious groups use to prevent access to: violent material, abortion information, and birth control.
Opposition to Internet Censorship ¹Schwartz, John. "On-Line Obscenity Bill Gains in Senate; Panel Backs Legislation; Critics See Threat to First Amendment." washingtonpost.com. N.p., 1997. Web. 4 Sept. 2009. ²Schwartz, John. "Court Upholds Free Speech on Internet, Blocks Decency Law ." ashingtonpost.com. N.p., 1997. Web. 4 Sept. 2009. ³Greenberg, Steve. Internet Censorship. <http://greenberg art.com/.Toons /.Toons,%20Media/InternetBomb.html#top> • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. • In 1997 the Supreme Court ruled “The Communications Decency Act –that would impose jail terms and fines on people or companies who originate public on-line material that is deemed ‘obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent.’ [As well as] penalize solicitation of such material-¹” unconstitutional. A justice stated, “As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed, the Internet deserves the highest protection from government intrusion.²” ³
Did You Know??? • “1 in 5 children has been approached sexually over the internet!” • - US Attorney General • In 1998 the EU approved a four year action plan promoting safer internet usage by combating harmful content on global networks. In response to research asserting the presence of child risks associated with the internet service, AOL and Microsoft stopped offering free, un-moderated chat rooms in 2003.
Bibliography • - Access Denied The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering (Information Revolution and Global Politics). New York: The MIT, 2008. Print. • Gere, Charlie. Digital Culture. 2nd ed. London: Reaktion, 2008. Print. • - O'Donnell, Ian, and Claire Milner. Child Pornography Crime, Computers and Society. Grand Rapids: Willan (UK), 2007. Print.
