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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restriction of what information may be passed‚ seen and heard. The state government frequently practices information censoring‚ and it is a violation of human rights and the freedom of speech. Therefore‚ the American people do not believe that information censorship is right since it violates the human right of liberty of expression. I. Background Freedom of Speech is a right of every individual in democratic society. Freedom of speech has been established as one of the significant human rights in any
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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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There are a lot of pros and cons about internet. Let me talk about the positive aspects first. One big advantage is that you get information’s very fast. Also a good point is that there are many school forums‚ where you get different things about school. Another good thing is that you get pictures‚ video clips or read the topical news from all over the world from the internet. In the internet you also find very much language programmes or search engines. Also you can meet new friends in chats or
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and how they are expressing their feelings and even opinions is not right. The idea of censorship in music has become a very controversial state; many of today’s population can agree either way with the topic‚ “There is no consistent evidence that rap music on its own significantly influences behaviors or attitudes‚” wrote Jennifer Copley. While others sit and argue that we are
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the NEA Code saying that teachers “Shall not unreasonably restrain the student from independent action in the pursuit of learning” (p. 38). This could broadly be interpreted as teachers may not censor students. There are many different ways that censorship could happen in a school setting. Students may be censored from publishing controversial articles in school sponsored papers similar to Mr.‚ Lane in Strike and Soltis (2009). While it is not definitive what Mr. Lane does‚ it is interesting and
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The safety of the internet is one of the most contreversial debates at the moment. Is it a helpful educational tool or a window to disturbing sites and pornography. Iam here today to discuss the pros and cons of the use of the internet especially to children and teenagers. The internet can be seen from a positive point of view as a tool which can be used as an encyclopedia for every subject you can imagine. It can be used to communicate with friends throught instant messaging and e-mails
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Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakh British Technical University English Language Department RESEARCH PAPER Pros and cons of the Internet HUM 317 Spring 2008 Advisor: Balia Jalgasbaevna Jolamanova Done by Tikhonenko Christina Temirbekova Kamila Nadyrova Farida Supiyeva Nargiza Sagiyev Yerkebulan Group Friday 13:00 Almaty 2008 Acknowledgements We thank all people who helped us in this work‚ especially Baliya
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The information revolution‚ it is informed‚ as you touch every day .. The blessing of knowledge. Including the Internet‚ and no discussion‚ in which the world civilization and the world in short a small fund. That several teachers in one teacher. And other functions in one device. The old (illiterate) is not known to read and write. Today .. Is illiterate who does not know how to deal with the computer. Information yesterday .. Impossible and expensive‚ limited and can not be far Stadtha
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Have you ever read a book so vulgar you wanted to remove it from all libraries everywhere? Have you ever considered what this censorship might mean for others‚ or what it may cause down the line? The question of whether or not libraries should be censored or not is an age old question‚ and one that does not get much thought. Many people often read an offensive book and want it gone and out of sight forever. What these people do not consider‚ however‚ is the effects which this may have. It is much
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