Title of the Essay, Author, and Date

Is Free Speech Free Everywhere by Erin Mauger (April 18, 2013)

Title of the Reflection

T he Freedom of Speech

First Impression

An essay that explains or tells that free speech is not everywhere

Quote

It’s apparent that free speech is definitely not free everywhere. However, it’s becoming harder and harder for those who desire to quench the liberties of its citizens to do so without meeting resistance. 

Reflection Paper

What is Internet? What is Internet Censorship and Why Censorship exist? What is Freedom of Speech? That will be one of common and huge demand this time. The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide. The Internet censorship is the control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet. It may be carried out by governments or by private organizations at the behest of government, regulators, or on their own initiative. Last, The Freedom of speech is the concept of the inherent human right to voice one's opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment. "Speech" is not limited to public speaking and is generally taken to include other forms of expression.

Some of us posting to a blog, comment in a forum and attracting the attention of individuals or collective entities. The consent users should wonder how the data is being used or if others are interested in what they post. The Government establish the Internet Censorship to protect the viewers, reviewer and simple netizen.

Before, the freedom of speech can use in the Tabloid, Television, Radio and Protest but now the freedom of speech can mobilize into different ways in just one click and post such as in Facebook, Twitter, Blog and YouTube. Free Speech Free Everywhere? Is not relevant to do so, they had a limitation. Tell something you can’t tell exactly to the person. Post something not obscenity that will not see by the children. Savvy users should be able to do a significance Post and reliable sources might be used by the student or citizen.

5 Things That I've learned

1. Keeping censorship activities transparent is important to more than a few Internet giants.
2. China is probably the classic example of a place where its users are subject to Internet censorship on a regular basis. The government enforces a complex network known as the Great Firewall on the largest number of online users. Freedom House classifies China under the “blocker” category.
3. In 1998, the US government passed the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), which would criminalize websites that allow children access to objectionable material or solicit information beyond what’s needed to participate in an activity without parental consent.
4. In its 2012 report, it profiled 47 countries, many of which could be divided into three categories: blockers, nonblockers, and nascent blockers.
5. “Blockers” are defined as those governments that block a “large number of politically relevant websites, often imposing complete blocks on certain social-media platforms.” These countries—which include Bahrain, Iran and Ethiopia—mainly employ these blocking tactics to curtail freedom of expression. “Nonblockers” employ more subtle censorship tactics, i.e., not blocking sites outright, but controlling behind the scenes through enforcing strict laws on free speech or employing agents to delete website content. “Nascent blockers,” like Russia, have dabbled in censorship, but have no structured system for doing so.

 5 Integrative Questions

1. Where Freedom House an organization believes freedom is only guaranteed in democratic societies accountable to its citizens?
2. Why and what are the reasons In order to keep the web of censorship going, the government privately employs censors, Internet monitors, and Internet police? Why social media platforms are restricted by controlling international networks and by directing local providers to censor and monitor usage?
3. What is the nature of the law COPA?
4. What organizations that keep tabs on digital censorship?
5. Why Freedom House organization believes freedom is only guaranteed in democratic societies, where the government is held accountable to its citizens?