20 de agosto de 2013

Can Free Speech and Internet Filters Co-Exist?

AUGUST 19, 2013, The New York Times

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INTRODUCTION

Children using computers.Elaine Thompson/Associated Press
The British government and the blogging site Tumblr are both cracking down on porn this summer. But their crackdowns are blocking more than porn, like social networking sites andposts about gay and lesbian issues. The filter in Britain is even being administered in part by a company with close ties to the Chinese government, known for political censorship.
With the goal of being “family friendly,” is the Internet becoming too censored? Can efforts to filter the Internet be compatible with free speech, or will the two always be in conflict?
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