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Censorshit and Young People
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In an apparent attempt to drum up business for its web site, Deja
News recently asked the following:
�Is The Internet Safe For Kids?�
It is rather odd that the word �unsafe� is used to connote an
environment that may contain speech of a sexual nature. According to
TIME magazine, many people under 18 are already having sex, so to say
that the Internet is �unsafe� because young people might talk about what
they are DOING is ridiculous.
One reader, responding to Deja News�s question, advocated
censorship.� However, I don�t.� Censorship is just a way for one person to
keep talking while others, who might disagree, are forced to shut up.
Adolf Hitler was particularly fond of censorship, as was Joe Stalin.� I
prefer not to be like them.
Andrew Roller
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Copyright 2001 by Andrew Roller.