Free Speech On The Internet
Submitted by on January 1, 1998
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Free Speech on the Internet
Protection or violation of Constitutional Rights?
The Internet, becoming available to civilians in 1991, has become a regular part of life for most people. It is also a forum for many people to speak their minds without being censored by the government or other global agencies. A number of enterprising people have also made it a haven for pornography distributors, which although distasteful, is not illegal. Lately Senators Dan Coats and John McCain have been trying to censure the mass media stage and force "filters" upon people's computers.
Is this tactic completely legal and constitutional? Barry Steinhardt, a journalist and computer scientist disputes: "It will deprive library patrons, students and speakers of their First Amendment rights." (Steinhardt, On Free Speech) The common man generally, does not...