Welcome! The objective of this 16 slide presentation is to: 1. Identify the fundamental issues about Freedom of Speech. 2. Describe positive and negative features of a dilemma. 3. Analyze and propose a change in the dilemma to create a better situation. Please view and study this presentation in “Slide Show” with your team member. Choose one other student who you would like to cooperate and work on this Participation together. Answer and submit the Lesson’s participation questions (marked in red as PP). 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams1

1. The state of Georgia tried to ban pictures of marijuana from the Internet. 2. A doctor argued for regulating medical discussion on the Net so that people would not get bad advice. 3. The Chinese government restricts reporting of emergencies (such as major accidents or disasters) and how the government handles them. 4. The French government approved a law banning anyone except professional journalists from recording or distributing video of acts of violence. PP1 –Choose one above & Explain what is the item to control ? Explain why control the item? Explain how will the item be controlled? Give your views on the subject. 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams2

 The distinctions between categories such as erotica, art, and pornography are not always clear, and different people have very different personal standards. PP2 - What is it? What is illegal? 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams3

 The First Amendment does not protect obscenity, but how does one determine something is obscene? The 1973 Supreme Court Miller v. California decision established a three-part guideline for determining whether material is obscene under law. The second point – the application of community standards – was a compromise intended to avoid the problem of setting a national standard of obscenity in so large and diverse a country. Thus, small conservative or religious towns could restrict pornography to a greater extent than cosmopolitan urban areas. 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams4

Some argue that the interactivity of video games has a more powerful impact on children than passively watching television or reading a violent story. Others point out that children have played at killing each other for generations.  Does falling down “dead” on the grass for a game of cops & robbers compare to the repeated, explosive gore of a video game? 1. A California law banned sale or rental of violent video games to minors. 2. In 2011, the Supreme Court of California ruled it violated the First Amendment. 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams5

PP3 - Do you consider the Internet an appropriate tool for young children? Why or why not? 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams6

 What’s the problem? ◦ Loosely described as unsolicited bulk ◦ Mostly commercial advertisement ◦ Angers people because of content and the way it’s sent  Free speech issues ◦ Spam imposes a cost on recipients ◦ Spam filters do not violate free speech (free speech does not require anyone to listen) 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams7

Ann is the bookkeeper at Acme Corporation, a medium-sized firm with about 50 employees. All of the employees work in the same building, and Ann distributes the g, paychecks every month. Ann’s daughter is a girl scout. During the annual Girl Scout cookie sale, Ann sends an to all of the other Acme employees, inviting them to stop by her desk and order some cookies, but many employees find the mail annoying. PP4 – Dilemma – Initial thoughts: Did Ann do anything wrong? 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams8

Clearly WrongClearly Right 100 million recipients Unsolicited Pornography Fraudulent product Sender unknown 1 recipient Solicited Benign content Desired product Sender known 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams9 In the above line mark an X regarding the dilemma

Clearly WrongClearly Right 100 million recipients Unsolicited Pornography Fraudulent product Sender unknown 1 recipient Solicited Benign content Desired product Sender known 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams10

Clearly WrongClearly Right 100 million recipients Unsolicited Pornography Fraudulent product Sender unknown 1 recipient Solicited Benign content Desired product Sender known 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams11

PP 5 - What could have Ann done differently? 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams12

◦ Should ISPs be required to notify a member when the ISP receives a subpoena for the member’s identity, so the person has an opportunity to fight a subpoena in court? ◦ Should it be the responsibility of law enforcement to develop tools to find criminals who hide behind anonymity, or should the task be made easier by requiring that we identify ourselves? ◦ Does the potential for harm by criminals who use anonymity to hide from law enforcement outweigh the loss of privacy and restraint on freedom of speech for honest people who use anonymity responsibly? PP 6 -Where (if anywhere) is anonymity appropriate on the Internet?  What are some kinds of Web sites that should prohibit anonymity?  Where (if anywhere) should laws prohibit anonymity on the Internet? 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams13

“The office of communications is ordered to find ways to ensure that the use of the Internet becomes impossible. The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is obliged to monitor the order and punish violators.” - Excerpt from Taliban edict banning Internet use in Afghanistan (2001)  PP 7 -Will the Internet and related communication technologies be tools for increasing political freedom, or will they give more power to governments to spy on, control, and restrict their people? 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams14

 The huge surge of traffic due to smartphones and tablets heightened issues of net neutrality. In 2010, video made up more than 75% of mobile data traffic. Does it make sense to treat such traffic differently? Should it have high priority (like voice calls) because delays are annoying to the customer? Should it have lower priority because it uses so much bandwidth? Should service providers make such decisions, or should Congress and the FCC make them?  When people watch a video on a smartphone, they often do not watch the whole thing. A company developed techniques to send a video to the user in segments as he or she watches (without increasing delays), rather than sending the entire video as fast as possible. The company said this approach could cut data transfer in half. Can regulators write net neutrality rules that allow and encourage such technological solutions for reducing traffic, or will rigid rules stifle or discourage them? 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams15

PP8 - Should companies be permitted to exclude or give special treatment to content transmitted based on the content itself or on the company that provides it?  Should companies be permitted to provide different levels of speed at different prices? 4.2 Freedom of Speech with 8 PP done in Teams16