FREE SPEECH AND SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
Archit
Cate
Jessica
Introduction
 Free Speech: what is it? What isn’t it?
 Social responsibility: Does the government or any
other forum have the ability to regulate this?
Background Information
 Long time Issue
 Open to interpretation
 http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=5N3WJXK2
PAM
Background Information
 Recently, it has been
limited, especially after
9/11
 Very hard to regulate
 Senate Bill
Positive
Aspects
Negative
Aspects
 Ensures that all points
 Certain opinions can be
of view are considered
 Protects minority
views
 Form of expression
 Upholds Constitutional
rights
offensive or derogatory
 Disclosing information
can threaten security
 Can cause tension and
violence
Our Opinion
Our group believes in maximizing freedom of speech without
infringing on the rights of others. It isn’t the government’s job
to tell its citizens, especially on the internet, what can and
cannot be said. In addition, the public chooses willingly to enter
a certain website. At the same time, we acknowledge that free
speech cannot be completely unregulated for the sake of cyber
security. In technology, however, we propose that it should be
fairly unregulated unless someone is attempting to deface or
destroy public or private property.
Sources
 http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/?p=244
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_spe
ech
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/60904
48.stm
 http://www.naturalnews.com/022308_terroris
m_free_speech_Police_State.html