LESSON 3: INTERNET CENSORSHIP

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is the control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet enacted by regulators, or on their own initiative.

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Internet censorship

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Individuals and organizations may engage in self-censorship FOR??

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moral, religious, or business reasons, to conform to societal norms, due to intimidation, or out of fear of legal or other consequences

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is the control of information that can be viewed by the public on the Internet and can be carried out by governments, institutions, and even private organizations.

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Internet censorship

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Censored content can include

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copyrighted information, harmful or sensitive content,

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What is the purpose of Internet censorship?

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Stop people from accessing copyrighted information.

Keep people from viewing harmful or sensitive content.

Control Internet-related crime

Monitor the billions of people on the Internet.

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is among the least controlled in the world. This is mainly due to the fact that most online activity is protected by First Amendment rights.

There is still some surveillance and control when it comes to publishing certain content that may contain libel, child pornography, and intellectual property.

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Internet censorship in the U.S

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TRUE OR FALSE

Internet in the U.S. isn’t highly censored, it is highly regulated which leads to a lot of self-censorship in America.

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TRUE

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is one of the strictest in the world. The government blocks a range of websites that contain content related to various historical independences, protests, freedom of speech, and pornography from its estimated 500 million Internet users.

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Internet control and surveillance in China

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Pros of Internet censorship

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1. Create common-sense limits
2. Stop fake news
3. Curb access to harmful activities
4. Less identity theft

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. Let’s be honest, there’s a ton of content on the Internet that no one should ever see (re: Momo Challenge), and the concept of Internet censorship can start a constructive conversation about it.

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Create common-sense limits

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. If more content was closely monitored, it could cut down on the mass amounts of fraudulent information including false advertising.

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Stop fake news

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. If there is less content on the Internet that requires identity information, in theory, there would be less identity theft. 

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Less identity theft

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. The dark web is unchartered territory to many Internet users, but there are sites that are shockingly easy to find that are dedicated to illegal acts like sex trafficking, child pornography, illicit drugs, and more. 

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Curb access to harmful activities

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Cons of Internet censorship

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1. It restricts too much information.
2. Who’s in charge?
3. Censors’ free speech
4. Cost

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. It’s entirely possible that real information is blocked along with fake information, which opens a large debate about what you should and shouldn’t restrict/access. 

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It restricts too much information

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 How are rules defined? Are there checks and balances? Internet censorship could quickly turn into a matter of opinion on what is acceptable and what isn’t.

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Who’s in charge? 

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 Internet censorship not only limits the content you can access but potentially the content you post as well

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Censors’ free speech.

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. This kind of goes without saying but the workforce required, and associated cost, to control and survey Internet users would be astronomical - most likely coming at the expense of taxpayers.

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Cost

Question 19

is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction

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Freedom of speech

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” is sometimes used synonymously but includes any act of seeking, receiving, and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used.

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freedom of expression

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is recognized as a human right under article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

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Freedom of expression

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states that “everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference” and “everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice”.

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article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

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stating that the exercise of these rights carries “special duties and responsibilities” and may “therefore be subject to certain restrictions” when necessary “[f]or respect of the rights or reputation of others” or “[f]or the protection of national security or of public order (order public), or of public health or morals”.

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Article 19 in the ICCPR

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(UDHR)

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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(ICCPR)

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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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guarantees the right to free speech for all people

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First Amendment

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Pros of Freedom of Speech

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1. Freedom of speech protects each of us from the influence of special interests. 2. Freedom of speech eliminates compelled (to be forced or obligated to do something) actions. 3. Freedom of speech promotes the free exchange of ideas. 4. Freedom of speech can expose immoral or unlawful activities. 5. Freedom of speech prevents the requirement to behave specific ways. 6. Freedom of speech advances knowledge for a society. 7. Freedom of speech allows for peaceful changes in society. 8. Freedom of speech gives us an opportunity to challenge hate. 9. Freedom of speech creates resiliency

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When people have power, then they do whatever they can to retain it for as long as possible. That may include a change in the government’s constitution, a shift in a company’s Board of Directors, or the suppression of a minority group that threatens the way of life for the people involved.

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Freedom of speech protects each of us from the influence of special interests.

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When you have the freedom of speech, then the government cannot compel your actions in such a way that you are required to speak a specific message

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Freedom of speech eliminates compelled (to be forced or obligated to do something) actions.

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. When a society operates in an area where free speech is given to all, then there is a more significant exchange of ideas that occur

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Freedom of speech promotes the free exchange of ideas

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decided to leak numerous state secrets to the press, he created an interesting question about the freedom of speech that we are still attempting to resolve in our society.

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Edward Snowden

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When Edward Snowden decided to leak numerous state secrets to the press, he created an interesting question about the freedom of speech that we are still attempting to resolve in our society.

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Freedom of speech can expose immoral or unlawful activities.

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Some people today might say that any speech which someone finds offensive should be banned.

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Freedom of speech prevents the requirement to behave specific ways.

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When you have a chance to ask questions or share perspectives, then it creates more learning opportunities in society.

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Freedom of speech advances knowledge for a society.

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Some people use their freedom of speech to incite hatred or violence. Others use it to create the potential for peaceful change.

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Freedom of speech allows for peaceful changes in society.

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is a human-rights activist who suggests that the best way to move forward as a society is to challenge the people who have differing views.

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. Peter Tatchell

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Free speech does not mean giving bigots a free pass. It includes the right and moral imperative to challenge, oppose, and protest bigoted views.

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. Peter Tatchell

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Bad ideas are most effectively defeated by good ideas, backed by ethics and reason, rather than bans and censorship.

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. Freedom of speech gives us an opportunity to challenge hate.

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Although exposing people to hate speech is hurtful and creates fear in some individuals, it also creates a resiliency in the debate.

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Freedom of speech creates resiliency.

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CONS OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH

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1. Freedom of speech does not mean the freedom to have “all” speech. 2. Freedom of speech can spread false information. 3. Freedom of speech can incite violence against other people. 4. Freedom of speech creates a paradox 5. Freedom of speech can create a mob mentality 6. Freedom of speech can cause people to endure verbal abuse. 7. Freedom of speech will eventually polarize society. 8. Freedom of speech reduces the desire to compromise.

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The concept behind the freedom of speech is that you should be able to express anything in a way that does not create legal consequences for you

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Freedom of speech does not mean the freedom to have “all” speech.

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* You cannot make an authentic threat against another individual. * It is illegal to defame others, including libel and slander. * You cannot plagiarize any copyrighted material. * It is illegal to share some obscene material, such as child pornography.

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there are four forms of speech which are not protected under the First Amendment.

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Thanks to the rise of the Internet, the freedom of speech makes it easier for individuals to spread false information and outright lies, but then still pretend that this data is true.

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Freedom of speech can spread false information.

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People must be held responsible for the personal choices that they make. When someone commits an act of violence against another because they were incited by hate speech to do so, then they made the choice to break the law.

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Freedom of speech can incite(to encourage or provoke someone to take a particular action) violence against other people.

Question 45

When we look at the modern idea that creates the foundation for freedom of speech, it really isn’t free. The government is still dictating some of the things that we can or cannot say. This freedom, and this writer, cannot exist if people are not allowed to make assertions that are distasteful to the majority, even if the statements are hurtful to other peoople

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Freedom of speech creates a paradox (seems self-contradictory or absurd).

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had a dust-up over the use of images that author Matthew Inman did not authorize for distribution.

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Oatmeal and FunnyJunk

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When one person offers an opinion that others find to be believable, it creates a mob mentality on both sides of the equation. When this happens, it can destroy a person’s livelihood quickly.

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Freedom of speech can create a mob(large, disorderly, and often violent group of people) mentality.

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Voltaire’s biographer summed up the views of the philosopher like this: “I don’t agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

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. Freedom of speech can cause people to endure verbal abuse.

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When people are allowed to express their opinions freely, then it creates three primary outcomes. Some people will agree with the statement, others will disagree, and a middle group won’t care one way or the other.

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Freedom of speech will eventually polarize (divide or separate a group) society.

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discovered that when people are consistently liberal or conservative with their freedom of speech, their idea of what compromise entails begins to shift.

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Pew Research

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This perspective makes it a challenge for society to function because those on each extreme are consistently battling the other extreme because each view themselves as being the superior contributor to society.

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Freedom of speech reduces the desire to compromise.