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Oppression Net
Author(s) -
Ellison Chris
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0270.00202
Subject(s) - oppression , the internet , censorship , grasp , state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , government regulation , business , political science , law , engineering , computer science , politics , philosophy , linguistics , software engineering , algorithm , china , world wide web
In its early days the Internet was thought to be resistant to regulation and censorship. However, the technology of the Internet has developed in a climate of moral responsibility. The support for self‐regulation has taken the initiative from the state and placed it firmly in the grasp of the industry itself. As a result, unprecedented levels of material have been removed from the Net. The dynamic for self‐regulation now frequently outstrips government proposals both in extent and effectiveness.