Censorship
Censorship | The Federal Government Can Regulate Internet Pornography
In the following viewpoint, Dan Coats, a senator from Indiana, testifies before the U.S. House Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection about the need for a law that would require purveyors of Internet pornography to bar minors from access to their websites. Coats argues that the bill he favors, known as the Child Online Protection Act, is constitutional because it regulates only obscene material that is commercially available on the Internet and is harmful to minors. In addition, Coats refutes the claim that Internet porn laws are...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Should the Right to Free Speech Be Restricted?
- Government Censorship Would Benefit Society
- Speech Should Not Be Restricted
- Hate Speech Should Be Banned
- Hate Speech Should Not Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Not Be Banned
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Be Restricted
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Not Be Restricted
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Chapter 2: Should Pornography Be Censored?
- Pornography Should Be Censored
- Pornography Should Not Be Censored
- The Federal Government Can Regulate Internet Pornography
- Federal Regulation of Internet Pornography Is Unconstitutional
- Internet Pornography Should Have Its Own Domain
- A Separate Domain for Internet Pornography Would Violate Free Speech
- Chapter 3: Should Schools and Libraries Practice Censorship?
- Chapter 4: Should the Arts and Entertainment Industries Be Censored?
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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