(ACLU) This ruling declared that the Internet is entitled to the highest level of free speech protection. In other words, anything printed on the Internet deserves the same amount of protection as any book or magazine that is sold at a store or available at the local library; this is why surfing the net is similar to going to the public library. The main goal of the CDA was to protect children from the "indecent" material accessible on the net. I think that protecting the children is a very crucial element that must be considered in developing the best solution, however, not at the expense of free speech.
Abridging the First Amendment right of free speech is the flaw associated with the CDA, which is the reason why it is wrong. Another reason why Internet censorship should not go into effect is that the methods of censorship including rating systems and filters are prejudice; rating systems do not accurately judge. Rating systems a
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