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Moral censorship is the removal of materials that are obscene or otherwise morally questionable to the censor. Pornography, for example, is often censored under this rationale, especially child pornography, which is naturally censored in most jurisdictions in the world. But there are more not so obvious examples of moral censorship that are harder to justify in a democracy and moral censorship as a tool of social engineering has many doubtful roots in objective utilitarian or liberal democratic morality. Profanity is also censored for this purpose.
- Wikipedia (with a single spelling correction for readability).
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - U.S. constitution
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. UN Declaration of Human Rights, article 19
Plans to force internet providers to block sites carrying pirated music and films “threaten freedom of speech and the open internet”, the largest internet and telecom companies operating in the UK said. News report on a letter published in the Financial Times on Wednesday, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Ebay, along with the UK’s largest internet service providers.
It seems it's OK to steal intellectual property, and you can even tell the world about it. According to Google and the rest.
Hasn't the whole censorship of ideas/free speech thing been stretched just too far?
- Wikipedia (with a single spelling correction for readability).
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - U.S. constitution
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. UN Declaration of Human Rights, article 19
Plans to force internet providers to block sites carrying pirated music and films “threaten freedom of speech and the open internet”, the largest internet and telecom companies operating in the UK said. News report on a letter published in the Financial Times on Wednesday, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Ebay, along with the UK’s largest internet service providers.
It seems it's OK to steal intellectual property, and you can even tell the world about it. According to Google and the rest.
Hasn't the whole censorship of ideas/free speech thing been stretched just too far?