Censorship
Censorship is the regulation or suppression of writing and speech that is considered harmful to the common good or a threat to national security. The term is generally linked with government efforts to control speech or media content. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of expression but there are exceptions to this guarantee, with some classes of speech enjoying greater protection than others.
Censorship is as old as human history. In ancient Greece, Spartan rulers prohibited certain forms of poetry, music, and dancing, and Plato tried to expurgate Homer. Roman censors checked on the morals of the people. The earliest censorship imposed by the Christian church was the Apostolic Constitutions of the Church…>> (read more)
Censorship Points of View
5 Libraries Should Use Software Filters to Censor Internet Pornography
6 Government Should Limit Free Speech in the Media
7 Media Should Practice Self-Regulation
8 Media Censorship Violates the Right to Free Speech
9 Brief History of Comic Book Censorship
10 Censorship of Music After the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
11 Libraries Should Not Use Software Filters to Censor the Internet
12 Rating System Can Protect Children from Websites with Adult Content
13 Government Censorship Would Be Harmful
14 Free Press Is Essential in the Era of Terrorism
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Censorship in the News
Byline: Andrew Ross
Turns out that a number of PC-makers were quite prepared to go along with China's demand that censorship-enabling software be installed in their wares.…>> (read more)
Byline: Andrew S. Ross
At the last minute, China pulls back on demands that PC-makers install censorship software on PCs. Manufacturers under the gun, like Palo Alto's…>> (read more)
Byline: Andrew S. Ross
"I think this can be pulled off." That from a U.S. computer executive closely involved with efforts to get China to reverse course…>> (read more)
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