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- 121: Societies Scapegoat
- ... station all the time, it's not the TV's fault!!! There are no significant consequences for youth crime in our justice system. Maybe we should impose stiffer penalties on violent offenders, instead of more censorship on TV. Kids would not have such a tendency to mug, beat, strangle or shoot their peers if there were tougher consequences for doing so. The Japanese are responsible for some of the most violent ... This is where the parents should be stepping in to filter out what their little bambino is taking in. Certain programs are oriented to different age groups and viewing should be controlled, not removed through censorship. Parents want strict censorship because they don't think it's possible for them to control what their children watch. After all there are TV's at friends houses and probably at least two within your own. So ...
- 122: Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign
- ... so vague that, for example, an online discussion of abortion would be illegal under the new law, and our first amendment rights would therefore be pulled out from under us. Opponents also argue that Internet censorship should be done at home by parents, not by the government, and that things such as child pornography are illegal anyway, so there is no need to re- state this in a new law. At ... non-profit organizations and civil liberties advocates formed to challenge the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act because they believe it violates their free speech rights and condemns the Internet to a future of burdensome censorship and government intrusion." Like the CDT, CIEC does not directly state what organizations support their cause or how much money is changing hands, but based on the companies supporting the lawsuit filed by the CIEC ... do not utilize the Internet will be less interested than those who do, so it makes sense to locate your campaign on the Internet, where the people there will naturally be more concerned about computer censorship issues. An added bonus of the Internet is its relatively low cost compared to traditional media outlets such as print or radio, so not only are these groups promoting their causes almost directly to ...
- 123: Internet Pornography: Freedom of Press or Dangerous Influence?
- ... of the arguments presented in this paper, it seems only a vague definition of this type can be applicable to all views on the subject. Pornography on the Internet has brought about difficulties pertaining to censorship. All of the arguments in this paper can be divided into one of two categories: those whose aim is to allow for an uncensored Internet, and those who wish to completely eliminate pornography from the ... this "power." First, 60% of all the information comes from the U.S., and secondly, the U.S. has set up most global laws and regulations. Almost every article pertaining to the Internet freedom or censorship cites the U.S. and bases arguments on the First Amendment. With this precedent setting responsibility, one must look at what is going on in the Supreme Court with regards to the Internet. Peter H ... IS THE ON-LINE COMMUNITY AGAINST PROPOSALS FOR "DECENCY" ON THE INTERNET?" The answer provided was no and that of the 20 million people on the Internet (an out-dated figure), only 2 percent opposed censorship. However, no citation for this figure was provided ("Computer" 2). The FRC article then goes on to discuss the the main arguments against banning pornography. The article poses the question of possible loss of ...
- 124: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... are trying to use the protection of children as a smoke screen to pass laws that will allow them to regulate and censor the Internet, while banning techniques that could eliminate the need for regulation. Censorship of the Internet threatens to destroy its freelance atmosphere, while wide spread encryption could help prevent the need for government intervention. The Internet differs from broadcasting media in that one cannot just happen upon a ... of whom felt this was unconstitutional. After only half a week, the college had backed down, and restored the newsgroups. This is a tiny example of what may happen if the government tries to impose censorship (Elmer-Dewitt 102). As the Internet continues to grow throughout the world, more governments may try to impose their views onto the rest of the world through regulations and censorship. It will be a sad day when the world must adjust its views to comform to that of the prudish regulatory government. If too many regulations are inacted, then the Internet as a tool ...
- 125: Fahrenheit 451 - Symbolism
- ... warns us of what may happen if we stop expressing our ideas, and we let people take away our books, and thoughts. Bradbury notices what has been going on in the world, with regards to censorship, and book burning in Germany, and McCarthyism in America. That is what he is speaking out against. Bradbury is also a very symbolic writer, he incorporates symbolism into his book. Bradbury's use of symbolism throughout the novel makes the book moving and powerful by using symbolism to reinforce the ideas of anti-censorship. The Hearth and the Salamander, the title of part one, is the first example of symbolism. The title suggests two things having to do with fire, the hearth is a source of warmth and goodness ... destruction and fire came to be a symbol in the eyes of the reader throughout the novel. Perhaps this novel, written in the early 1950's, spoke out against the future, and spoke out against censorship, but one thing is for sure, we must always attempt to better ourselves with knowledge, and always form our own ideas. If we do, then we will have gotten the message of Ray Bradbury. ...
- 126: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... are trying to use the protection of children as a smoke screen to pass laws that will allow them to regulate and censor the Internet, while banning techniques that could eliminate the need for regulation. Censorship of the Internet threatens to destroy its freelance atmosphere, while wide spread encryption could help prevent the need for government intervention. The current body of laws existing today in America does not apply well to ... of whom felt this was unconstitutional. After only half a week, the college had backed down, and restored the newsgroups. This is a tiny example of what may happen if the government tries to impose censorship (Elmer-Dewitt 102). Currently, there is software being released that promises to block children's access to known X-rated Internet newsgroups and sites. However, since most adults rely on their computer literate children to ... ways around them. This necessitates the education of the children to deal with reality. Altered views of an electronic world translate easily into altered views of the real world. "When it comes to our children, censorship is a far less important issue than good parenting. We must teach our kids that the Internet is a extension and a reflection of the real world, and we have to show them how ...
- 127: Should The Internet Be Censore
- By: Danielle E-mail: gitthiscrunk@aol.com Should the Internet be censored? Censorship on the Internet is a very controversial issue. Many agree that censoring violates the First Amendment of free speech. Yet many also believe that it is the governments duty to censor to protect children and teenagers. The EFA (Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.) is an organization against Internet censorship. The EFAs goals are to advocate the amendment of laws and regulations in Australia and elsewhere which restrict free speech...and to educate the community at large about the...liberties issues involved in the ... was written. (Roth v. U.S., 354 U.S., 476) Therefore, the First Amendment does not protect it. So what about the children? Should they be subject to obscenities and pornography? People opposed to Internet censorship argue that it is a parents job to supervise what web sites their children are going to. But parents argue that it is almost impossible to always be there to watch their children, ...
- 128: Ray Bradburys Outlook Of The F
- ... and how people love to watch the chase on their off the wall television sets. Could this be how Bradbury thinks our society is going to turn into? Maybe not as drastic, but maybe the censorship could happen, couldn t it? Ray Bradbury is compared to Arthur C. Clarke as a poetic science fiction writer (Watt). This is so, because Bradbury takes a more elegant path to laying out his dystopia ... us think a little bit more about the world around us. By doing this little thing, the book as accomplished its task. Fahrenheit 451 is telling and reminding everyone not to be drawn in to censorship and what the government has to say, but what to they themselves are thinking and feeling and reading. We get the feeling in the book, that it is not the government that made this society ... sit and think, what if the world was like that, then I wouldn t be holding this book in my hands to begin with, thereby leaving nobody to warn me of the impending danger of censorship. In conclusion, I think Ray Bradbury is trying to predict and warn us of the dangers that lurk ahead if we keep on continuing to rely on technology and machines, and forget the old ...
- 129: Telecommunications Act Of 1996
- ... many analysts, law- makers, and regulators had anticipated. The Act addressed five major areas of telecommunications: 1) Local telephone service, 2) Long distance telephone service, 3) Cable television service, 4) Radio and television broadcasting, 5) Censorship of the internet. The primary goal of the Act was to promote competition for local telephone services, long distance telephone services, and cable TV services. Inter-exchange carriers (IXC) (such as AT&T, Sprint, and ... broader audience. The terms for the licenses to broadcast were lengthened from 5 to 8 years, and were given 6MHz of digital bandwidth, which equals to an additional channel. The Telecommunications Act that sought Internet censorship was struck down by the Supreme Court in June 1996. It was ruled that Internet censorship was unconstitutional. The ACLU and many civil rights activists were firmly against this policy. As Thomas Jefferson put it Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or ...
- 130: Assess The Importance Of The P
- ... was that Dubcek hinted at more Czechoslovak independence in foreign affairs, which meant that Prague would seek better relations with West Germany. USSR also expressed concern over the following developments: the call for modification of censorship, an increase in the role of Parliament; talk of a socialist market economy and a greater inner-party democracy. Brezhnev saw all these developments as playing into the hands of the West, and perhaps even ... would take place on Czechoslovak territory in June. This helped USSR to test grounds during June and July, and became a major pressure tool. Nonetheless reforms continued. On June 27th, National Assembly voted to abolish censorship, one of the key promises of the Action Program was now realized. As well as that the same day a manifesto calling for more radical reform was published: The 2000 Words . According to T.W. Wolfe, The 2000 Words confirmed the soviet fear of what would happen to the press once censorship was abolished and no longer fell under the control of the party . He also states that June 27th can be identified as one of the major turning points in the Soviet response to Czechoslovak ...
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