Computers and Society | Censorship of Computer Content: An Overview
Cyberenthusiasts sing the praises of the body electric, a global realm of freewheeling computer networks where speech is open and no restrictive rules apply. But because the Internet (“the Net”) exists within societies that have long-standing traditions and laws, its rapid assimilation into the “real world” is provoking tensions and confrontations that are now being played out in the legal domain.
Legislating Speech Restrictions on the Internet
In spring 1995, for example, the U.S. Senate passed the Communications Decency Act, authored by Sen. James Exon (D-Nebr.), a bill...
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