Internet campaigning gets a vote of confidence - 3 views

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  #1 Olivia Chang on 16 Sep 09

   

  URL: http://en.mercopress.com/2009/09/16/lula-da-silva-supports-unrestricted-political-campaigning-in-internet
  
  The article talks about the use of the internet in political campaigns. Brazilian President Lula da Silva commented that "All our lives we have struggled for political freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of communication, freedom of the press and now they are thinking in blocking those basic rights that make to the essence of democracy".
  
  Lula da Silva's comments are part of a national debate in Brazil on the use of internet which triggered the drafting of a restrictive project currently under consideration in Congress.
  
  Right now, the Brazilian Congress has specific sections on internet political information restrictions and a ban to all political publicity in internet.
  
  Ethical Problem:
  
  Do the protectors of free speech have a duty to muffle their own political voices?
  However, the real power lies in the means through which the internet campaigns manage to benefit and the social groups that have the power to harness.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">URL: <a href="http://en.mercopress.com/2009/09/16/lula-da-silva-supports-unrestricted-political-campaigning-in-internet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.mercopress.com/2009/09/16/lula-da-silva-supports-unrestricted-political-campaigning-in-internet</a> <br /> <br /> The article talks about the use of the internet in political campaigns. Brazilian President Lula da Silva commented that "All our lives we have struggled for political freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of communication, freedom of the press and now they are thinking in blocking those basic rights that make to the essence of democracy". <br /> <br /> Lula da Silva's comments are part of a national debate in Brazil on the use of internet which triggered the drafting of a restrictive project currently under consideration in Congress. <br /> <br /> Right now, the Brazilian Congress has specific sections on internet political information restrictions and a ban to all political publicity in internet. <br /> <br /> Ethical Problem: <br /> <br /> Do the protectors of free speech have a duty to muffle their own political voices? <br /> However, the real power lies in the means through which the internet campaigns manage to benefit and the social groups that have the power to harness.</div>

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