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CENSORSHIP
Brooke Gladstone, Chloe Newman, Josh Glagola, Siri Ramos, Marielle Saums
Introduction
US Government Opinion
• Internet censorship is neither regulated nor
unregulated
• Government wishes to regulate:
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Child protection and morality
National Security
Intellectual Property
Computer Security
US Government Opinion
• Laws passed by Congress:
– Communications Decency Act (CDA)
– Child Online Protection Act (COPA)
– Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
• All have been deemed void due to violations of
the 1st Amendment’s right to free speech
Works Cited:
Deibert, Robert (2008). Access Denied: the Practice and Policy of Global Internet
Filtering. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
“Children’s Internet Protection Act.” http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html Children’s Internet
Protection Act. September 7, 2009.
“The Internet Censorship FAQ.” http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html
September 7, 2009.
Benefits
Criticism
Censorship in China
The End