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The Speech-Enhancing Effect Of Internet Regulation, Emily Buss
The Speech-Enhancing Effect Of Internet Regulation, Emily Buss
Chicago-Kent Law Review
In this Article, the author suggests that certain speech-reducing regulations will, in fact, be speech-enhancing for children. This is because children are vulnerable to far greater censorship at the hands of their parents than at the hands of Internet regulators. Regulations that inspire parents to relax their grip on their children's access to information are likely to produce significant net speech gains for children. Viewed this way, regulations designed to protect children can be conceived as pitting the speech interests of adults against the speech interests of children. The Article suggests a number of reasons we might value the children's …
The Need For A Two (Or More) Tiered First Amendment To Provide For The Protection Of Children, Kevin W. Saunders
The Need For A Two (Or More) Tiered First Amendment To Provide For The Protection Of Children, Kevin W. Saunders
Chicago-Kent Law Review
This Article addresses the two sorts of problems raised by Professor Etzioni, while also responding to the earlier articles in this Symposium. With regard to the spillover effect, the author argues that there are ways to limit the effect on adults of restrictions designed to protect children, even on the Internet. Furthermore, some spillover effect is allowed and may leave open the possibility of protecting children from tobacco or alcohol advertisements. The Article also addresses areas in which material has been seen as protected even for children. While agreeing that depictions of violence pose an important problem, the Article also …