Online Censorship

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“impart” information. National restrictions on speech have a direct and negative impact on the ability of Internet users around the world to “seek and receive” information and ideas, as well as their right to “impart” information. For example, if citizens of one country are prohibited from discussing political issues online, then not only are their rights infringed upon, but also the rights of others around the world to “seek and receive” that information are directly impaired. Similarly, a country’s efforts to block certain content from outside its border infringes the right of those in other countries to “impart” the information. A new rule is called for: that only objectionable content that can be prohibited is that content which all ( or virtually all ) countries agree is objectionable. The vast majority of Internet use is for legitimate and indeed positive purposes. The effect of access and use of this global interactive medium has been to promote democracy and ...

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