NATS 1700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Background Process, Sexting
29 Jan 2017
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The attempt to suppress or regulate public access to material considered offensive or harmful. Became complicated with the advancement of the printing press. Distribute material to a large audience, the more material, the more literate people. For the first time, private individuals could broadcast their ideas to others on a wide scale. Government monopolization - effective way to suppress the flow of information. Prepublication review - essential for material the government wishes to keep secret. Licensing and registration - used to control media with limited bandwidth. A group deciding for itself not to publish material. While automated tools are available, they are fallible. Hence any attempt to control access to material stored on the internet cannot be. Studies reveal that governments around the globe are in fact limiting access to the internet in a variety of ways. One approach they use it simply making the internet inaccessible.
