Computers and Society | Hate Speech on the Internet Should Be Challenged

Nineteen-ninety-six marked a turning point for the growth and impact of the Internet. Clearly, it has established itself as an important gatekeeper of communications and ideas throughout the world.

Growth of the Internet
Consider that there are already 100,000 connected networks—representing an annual growth rate of 85%—ten million host computers, and thirty million users in 186 countries. The World Wide Web, that area of the Internet which provides the greatest opportunity to market and promote ideas and products, already has 76,000 Web servers representing an...

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