Freedom of speech is the ability to speak freely withour any blocks or censors on what is being said.
Censorship on what people can say is not allowing people to say what they want due to restrictions that that persons government has set.
Why this is happening?
Most censorship that is happening in the world is because that government of certain regions in the world try to view what people are saying online, writing, or verbally and censor anything that they find that should have restrictions on. Most of the items that are censored are because that person's government finds something that is inapropriate or just against the governments views and so the person has to censor what s/he is saying.
Human Rights that are violated:
Punishment for Censorship:
Of course their are certian punishments dealt to people who refuse to oblige with the governments standards for censorship. For example China has very strict censorship policies and if a person is found guilty of publishing material on the web that the government disagrees with they could be forced to pay a fine. (Wilkens, B. (2009) 25 Shocking Facts about Chinese Censorship )
Worldwide Problem?
Even a country as big as china is still having alot of censorship for its people. Their government records the keystrokes of all internet cafes, email messages, chat rooms, and even online games just so the government knows what kind of information people are sending eachother. (Wilkens, B. (2009) 25 Shocking Facts about Chinese Censorship )
What is being done to solve the issue:
Is there a solution?
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/07/05/25-shocking-facts-about-chinese-censorship/
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