Everyone has heard of the Internet and how it is going to help set the world free. The Internet is the fastest growing form of communication and is becoming more and more commonplace in the average American home. Companies these days do big business over the Internet‚ and online shopping has grown tremendously in the last few years. For instance‚ the online auction site eBay sells millions of items every year online. Many companies are making even more plans to expand their business to the Internet
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Article 14 Freedom of Speech (Part I) Rationales for free speech (Barendt) 1. Process of discussion and argument (marketplace of ideas) as a means of discovering “truth” Mill’s argument from truth: If restrictions of speech are tolerated‚ society may prevent the ascertainment and publication of true facts and accurate judgments. This approach‚ associated with the famous judgment of Holmes J in Abrams v US 250 US 616 (1919) asserts that all truths are relative and they can only be judged ‘in
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them‚ the reliability and sincerity of the true nature of the publication becomes defunct. When the objectivity of the media machine breaks down‚ everybody will lose. As journalistic integrity and accuracy are important principles‚ the amount of freedom an editor is given to make a decision and control what is written can be a decisive factor which differentiates between a trustworthy media establishment and an untrustworthy media establishment. When editorial independence in a world-renowned company
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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. However‚ the ongoing Wikileaks has trialed and tried to expose the Australian government’s loyalty
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Censorship is the act of suppressing ideas‚ words or images so as to control the information or data that people can access. Private parties or the government can participate in promoting censoring for their benefit or as a way of protecting the community‚ religion or even a state from blasphemy‚ treason or explicit content. Censorship has been there for a long time‚ and it can be traced to as early as 300 Ad where a censorship law was passed in China. Blocking the ideas of people is viewed as a
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Essay 1 I used to work as intern reporter in News Center of Jiaxing in 2011. My job was to collect daily news with my supervisor. The reason for I apply for the internship was quite simple: I was intending to practice my news report writing skills through it. But‚ when I finished the internship and looked back to the reports I was involved in‚ I felt like gaining more than I expected at the beginning. As a trainee‚ I was told not to write paper in the office‚ which is contrary to my first intension
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interactions. Censoring social media is a violation of human rights under freedom of opinion and expression that‚ bestows inherent freedom to hold opinions without being interfered. Citizens also have a right to seek‚ receive‚ and disseminate information regardless of geographical distances through any media including twitter‚ facebook and YouTube. Internet censorship is no panacea for economic or commercial benefits. With internet freedom‚ consumers are able to purchase goods and services online‚ which
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The Impact of Republic Act 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 on Filipino Citizens Czaika Kate Írica V. Cervantes University of the Philippines Visayas‚ Miagao‚ Iloilo City Author Note This paper was prepared for Communication Skills 2‚ Section 7‚ taught by Prof. Frances Y. Lacuesta Abstract In the recent years‚ a new term has raised “cybercrime”‚ which essentially focuses on the growing concern about the use of electronic communication for criminal activities. Because of certain “cybercrimes”
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censor the Internet on copyright grounds is shamefully unconstitutional‚ not to mention nearly impossible. This essay aims to provide a clear insight into why government censorship of the internet would be in stark violation of citizen’s freedom of speech‚ freedom of information‚ would cripple the internet’s security as well as one America’s largest economies. There is no doubt that when the government censors any content made by anyone‚ people will likely see it as a free speech violation. However
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Harassment and hate speech seems to be the primary reason given to reduce the protection of anonymous free speech‚ because the thinking behind this is if consequences could follow someone and what they say‚ that it would discourage people that would try to harass others. An argument for anonymity however is the principle that if one is speaking out against an idea or to express an opinion‚ they should not feel negative consequence to this‚ being things like social ostracizing. Both arguments hold
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