Censorship
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China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe
Article This article describes the great lengths China goes to in order to censor anti-China content online. While it is well-known that...
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China says terrorism, fake news impel greater global internet curbs
Article This article describes how China used terrorism and fake news threats as reasons to tighten their national Internet censorship. China likened...
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China’s Global Reach: Surveillance and Censorship Beyond the Great Firewall
Article This article describes the ways China is able to influence Internet censorship not just domestically but also worldwide. China is able...
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Dialogue Group 5
Dialogue Group This dialogue group meeting prompt was used in the Ethical and Professional Issues Course in Notre Dame's Computer Science and...
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How Congress Censored the Internet
Article This article discusses the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) that undermines Section 230 to make...
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Is Net Neutrality Good or Bad for Innovation?
Article This article outlines the arguments surrounding net neutrality and its effect on the economy. There is no clear answer--economists have modeled...
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Legal Shield for Websites Rattles Under Onslaught of Hate Speech
Article This article discusses Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects Internet companies from liability for content created by their...
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Reading Quiz 09
Reading Quiz This reading quiz for Ethical and Professional Issues in Notre Dame's Computer Science and Engineering Department covers the following readings: Why...
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Senate passes controversial online sex trafficking bill
Article This article describes an online sex trafficking bill passed by the Senate in 2018. The bill, called the Allow States and Victims...
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Still the Trump social media ban
Article This article puts former president Donald Trump's social media ban in perspective by inviting readers to hypothetically consider their reactions if...
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Terminating Service for 8Chan
Article This blog post from Cloudflare explains why two years after kicking The Daily Stormer off their network, they decided to stop...
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The New Era of Corporate Censorship
Article This blog post discusses the situation of Cloudflare removing The Daily Stormer's account. The author argues that tech companies deciding what...
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These 6 tech companies have made the controversial decision to try to operate in China, where the government can demand social media posts be removed or search results be censored
Article This article outlines six different ways tech companies have censored content in order to operate in China amidst strict Chinese Internet...
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The Terrifying Power of Internet Censors
Article This article discusses the situation in which Cloudflare terminated The Daily Stormer's account. The author proposes that this event is a...
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The WIRED Guide to Net Neutrality
Article This article provides a overview of the struggle to maintain net neutrality. Both the history of net neutrality and the future...
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Thoughts on Network Neutrality, the FCC, and the Future of Internet Governance
Article In this blog post, Matthew Prince, the CEO of Cloudflare, shares his thoughts on FCC regulations that regulate Internet Service Providers....
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Why Cloudflare Let an Extremist Stronghold Burn
Article This article highlights one example of the tricky balance between allowing free speech on the Internet while mitigating hateful content. Cloudflare...
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Writing Reflection 07: You've Been Canceled!
Writing Reflection The eighth writing reflection for Ethical and Professional Issues in Notre Dame's Computer Science and Engineering department. The writing reflection encourages...