Freedom and censorship in the emerging electronic environment

1 October 1994

journal article
other
Published by Taylor & Francis in The Information Society

Vol. 10 (4) , 295-303
https://doi.org/10.1080/01972243.1994.9960175

Abstract

Citizens’ ability to express themselves free of government interference is considered the bedrock of American democracy. Still, for every new “speech” form, from telegraph to fiber optics, a separate war has been waged over the scope and boundaries of the First Amendment. Existing communications will continue to converge with waves of developing technologies. These hybrid forms of telecommunication will enable the n‐way sharing of multidimensional worlds of sight, sound and touch over invisible and ubiquitous terabyte highways. Recommendations are made to help preserve this first freedom in the decades ahead.

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