Armstrong outlines one of the primary reasons for her leaving the church: the belief that she was not permitted to speak up against church doctrine. A strategy of censorship is one that supports the power of the church by silencing dissent and dulling resistance efforts.
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The point is made that the initial hopes for the Internet was that it would become a “grand “public forum”” in which free speech, at least in the US, would be given the very highest protection; however during the development of the Internet, the US government was influenced to hand over the regulation of the [...]
It isn’t just workers who get fired for blog posts. Students are also coming under fire for their contributions to MySpace reports Associated Press. The battle for control over blogs as public spaces is not simply limited to arrangements that have a commercial nature. The article suggests that schools are seeking the power to control [...]
In this article readers are advised that the First Amendment of the US doesn’t protect the free speech of bloggers.
Here it is, one of the biggest jokes circulating the Internet today. As reported on the Lessig Blog, social bookmarking site, Digg, has removed what they call “adult content” despite all of the content of the video having been previously shown on the Fox News Network.
Cool work Digg, nice to see you becoming the new [...]
A test case for free speech: Australian academic dismissed for opposing falling university standards
A test case for free speech: Australian academic dismissed for opposing falling university standards
This article raises questions about the censorship of free speech as a result of the dismissal of a tenured university lecturer as a result of him speaking to the media about falling academic standards.
Whilst this may not relate directly to blogs, it [...]
