Word: censorships
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: In protest of President Clinton's signing of the telecommunications bill Thursday, the coordinators of the Voters Telecommunications Watch, an online anti-censorship group, have arranged for about 150 groups and individuals to turn the background color of their websites black or hang virtual blue ribbons on the sites. This protest of the bill's anti-smut and anti-abortion provisions will run for 48 hours, starting after Clinton signs the bill Thursday afternoon. Among the parts of the legislation being protested: making it illegal to transmit "indecent" materials to minors, or discuss where...
Other students have added the "seven dirty words" of George Carlin's comedy sketch to the signatures included at the end of their messages, following an off-the-cuff suggestion made some months ago by Simons as a way of combating Internet censorship...
...might finally break down and make my own [signature] with it since it's so popular," Simons said. "If we all do it, it would pose a substantial [censorship] enforcement problem...
...COMPLETELY AGREE WITH JOHN PERRY Barlow's piece, ''Thinking Locally, Acting Globally'' [ESSAY, Jan. 15], criticizing online censorship. CompuServe's decision to censor speech has deprived millions of users. Around the world, homosexuals rely on the banned newsgroups for support and guidance. Many of the other newsgroups discuss adult subjects in a candid manner. In the information age, censorship is not what is required; common sense is. People need to know what is on the Internet and accept its presence. If Germany can censor CompuServe, what will protect other online service providers from facing similar restrictions? MARTY...
...calling the tune. What troubles me about the Internet is not the existence of sexually explicit newsgroups, but that our brave new social space shields the vicious from having to stand up for what they are saying and be held responsible for it. CLAUDIUS KLEIN Berlin I AM AGAINST CENSORSHIP, BUT THERE has to be regulation to protect the weaker elements of our society. Placing freedom of smut over freedom from sexual exploitation doesn't make sense. Freedom of expression also applies to those people who voice their opinion about regulation of the Internet and favor such control. Barlow...