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The Beginning Of The End Of Internet Freedom, Dawn C. Nunziato
The Beginning Of The End Of Internet Freedom, Dawn C. Nunziato
Georgetown Journal of International Law
It was long assumed that the Internet would bring about greater opportunities for free expression than any other medium. In recent years, however, the Internet has increasingly become a tool of censorship, as scores of countries around the world have imposed nationwide filtering regimes to block their citizens’ access to various types of Internet speech that they deem harmful. Instead of trending toward greater freedom, the Internet is now trending toward greater censorship and control, as many countries – including democracies such as the United Kingdom -- are seeking to exercise greater and greater control over this medium. Today, more …