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FReedom of speech

Should Freedom of Speech be Taken Away?
Is Internet Censorship Needed? Internet censorship seems to be the target of many debates nowadays in the U.S. due to the rising popularity of the internet and the large amounts of pornography, warez, illegal drugs, and general threats to society. It is a very hard subject to handle, after all no one really is in charge of the internet, and in fact no one really owns it except perhaps the “millions of people throughout the world who contribute to it in various ways” (Ethika). With internet censorship people will not only give up their freedom of speech, but also their freedom to express themselves.
The argument for censorship has been going on for at least 5 years now and no one really sees an answer being had anytime soon. Sure getting rid of all the unwanted content on the internet would perhaps make it more productive but can you stifle someone’s rights like that? The government thought so at one point and tried to pass a la...

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