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How the Trade Agreement can effect you. Not does it only censor the internet but also food medication tv, file-sharing. Websites would be in charge of censoring their own site.

THe US government reiterates the importance of freedom of expression as well as the freedom of internet through the Twitter censor policy. While many see it as a bad move, many also see it as a good move to help make freedom of expression fair for all users. Until the policy takes effect, the government cannot see how it works, and decide how to take action, if at all.

While many are protesting Twitter's new censorship attempt, they are not seeing that it will actually help preserve freedom of speech in the US rather than censor it. The only countries that would be held to the certain censorships are ones that request it per religious, historical, or cultural reasons. So, freedom of speech on Twitter will be opened up in the US rather than restricted by the international growth.

Points and counterpoints arguing for and against censorship of the Internet.

Explains sopa to people. Companies can censor website or videos for potentially having copyright infringement. and if the company is wrong , its no big deal because the website is down and the company is untouched.

Major websites protesting the bills on sopa and pipa. Hoping people will take action to stop the internet to be censored. They fear that this would be the stepping stone for more to come.

Trying to stop ACTA an international trade agreement. Making censoring possible in United States but the world. Making file sharing illegal

Not only does ACTA effect us in the states but around the world . We would be censored for any reason. What does this Trade Agreement do for us?

Trade Agreement (ACTA) is explained in good detail . ACTA is trying to stop counterfeiting worldwide. Ambassador Sapirio signs the trade agreement in Tokyo

This article outlines the suppression of personal freedoms during war. Many examples, both current and historical, are given of loss of individual liberties such as censoring the press, un-lawfully detaining prisoners of war, and overriding privacy laws for intelligence gathering.

This site introduces a Chinese firewall that is a data package that will shut down or block an internet connection if specific keywords are identified. The firewall uses routers to inspect web traffic that the Chinese government wants to censor.