Censorship
Censorship | A Separate Domain for Internet Pornography Would Violate Free Speech
Congress established the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) Commission to study ways to protect children from sexually explicit material on the Internet. In the following viewpoint, Jon Weinberg, a law professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, testifies that establishing a separate Internet domain such as “.XXX” for pornographic material will have little effect in preventing minors from gaining access to the websites. In addition, he asserts that requiring porn site operators to move their websites to a separate domain would violate the First Amendment.
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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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