• Censorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government

     

    Essays2 Law

Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Censorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government', 1.
  • Essays 'Censorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government', 2.
Extract

'To curtail free expression strikes twice at intellectual freedom, for whoever deprives another of the right to state unpopular views also deprives others of the right to listen to those views,' said Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr(Censorship and the U.S. Government 1). I completely agree with Mr. Holmes, and when the question of censoring the Internet arises, I cringe. Governing the Internet dominates many debates, censorship leading the fight. The Internet is the largest and most accessible form of mass media available today. …

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