Rocky L. Ho Chapter 13 Title: “Filtering the internet in the USA: Free speech Denied?” by Richard Rosemberg Quote: “The current American political and social climate exhibits a measure of confusion that epitomizes a frantic attempt to solve perceived problems in a largely unprincipled manner.”
Expectations: I expect to learn the meaning of free speech. Book Review: The author of this chapter is Richard Rosemberg. He discussed the public free speech. In the examples of problems with blocking and filtering program, blocking is applied when the program has been censored by other users. There are restrictions for filtering and blocking of software. First is restrict due to internal database for a specific product, second is restrict in database for external product, third is restrict due to ratings by the host site, fourth is restrict due to scanning of products, and the last is to restrict due to the sources of information
Things I have learned: I learned how the internet was related to free speech any apply it in our course. Integrity Questions: 1.) What is free speech? 2.) What is filtering programs? 3.) Who is the author of this chapter? 4.) How did the author discussed this chapter? 5.) What are the problem that was caused in this chapter?