Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Free speech protections allow little government-mandated Internet content restrictions. However, the Internet is highly regulated, supported by a complex set of legally binding and privately mediated mechanisms. [1] Gambling, cyber security, and the dangers to children who frequent social media are important ongoing debates. Significant public ...
WikiLeaks became the subject of censorship by the federal government and Amazon.com. Since WikiLeaks' inception, the topic of censorship has been widely discussed. Being a "non-profit media organization" that strives to create more transparency in the government, WikiLeaks releases sensitive files and information to the public. [79]
The subjects for censorship ranged from election fraud to social justice to climate change. I testified at the first hearing by the special committee investigating the censorship system funded or ...
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared deeply skeptical of arguments by two conservative states that the First Amendment bars the government from pressuring social media platforms to remove online ...
Internet censorship also occurs in response to or in anticipation of events such as elections, protests, and riots. An example is the increased censorship due to the events of the Arab Spring. Other types of censorship include the use of copyrights, defamation, harassment, and various obscene material claims as a way to deliberately suppress ...
Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya debates St. John University's Kate Klonick on the federal government's role in social media censorship.
Some media members practice self-censorship in response to pressure and intimidation by senior government officials or community leaders on journalists who publish negative stories about the administration. In addition many news outlets are affiliated with particular political parties, which discourages journalists from reporting on some subjects.
The communications from government officials were typically appeals to the social media companies to find that the contested content violated the companies’ own policies.