CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing 10/20/2015© 2009 Keith A. Pray 1 Class 7 Freedom Of Speech Keith A. Pray Instructor socialimps.keithpray.net

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 2 10/20/2015 Overview 1. Students Present 2. Freedom Of Speech 3. Assignment

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing Quiz 1. Name two methods some governments use to control access to information. (1 point) 2. A large company has a policy prohibiting employees from blogging about company products. a) Name two possible reasons for the policy. (1 point) b) Does it violate the First Amendment? Why? (1 point) c) Is it reasonable? Why? (2 points) © 2009 Keith A. Pray 3 10/20/2015

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 4 10/20/2015 Overview 1. Students Present 2. Freedom Of Speech 3. Assignment

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing Video Game Censorship Chance Miller Who’s doing it?  Why are they doing it? Why it’s unethical Who opposes it? Ways to combat it © 2009 Keith A. Pray 5 10/20/2015

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing Who’s doing it? Chance Miller Members of both major US political parties  Democrats: Leland Yee, Hillary Clinton  Republicans: Sam Brownback Lawyers  Jack Thompson Lobbying Organizations  Equality Now © 2009 Keith A. Pray 6 10/20/2015

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing Why they do it Chance Miller A lack of understanding  Primary claim that it causes violence among adolescents  Don’t understand the medium Indecency  A belief that offensive content needs to be controlled Money, Votes? © 2009 Keith A. Pray 7 10/20/2015

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing Why it’s unethical Chance Miller Hypocritical Deontological Consequential © 2009 Keith A. Pray 8 10/20/2015

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing Good News and Bad News Chance Miller They’re failing here! Powers diverted  Hillary Clinton is Secretary of State  Jack Thompson disbarred Most Federal legislation failed Other countries have censored various games  UK and Australia, for example © 2009 Keith A. Pray 9 10/20/2015

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing Captain Jean-Luc Picard Chance Miller “With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.” © 2009 Keith A. Pray 10 10/20/2015

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 11 10/20/2015 Overview 1. Students Present 2. Freedom Of Speech 3. Assignment

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing Freedom Of Speech How has information processing technologies changed free speech? How will it? © 2009 Keith A. Pray 12 10/20/2015

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 13 10/20/2015 Assignment Short paper  Open source software development tools, friends or foes?  Include references in addition to the book.

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 14 10/20/2015 Term Project New Technology  Pick an emerging or near future information processing technology. Research should be currently being conducted on it. Find out all you can about it. Predict the technology's impact on society and vice-versa relating each subject covered in class. I suggest using a timeline of related technologies to help support your predictions. Please send me your technology ideas by beginning of class Thursday. Paper due

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing 10/20/2015© 2009 Keith A. Pray 15 Class 7 The End Keith A. Pray Instructor socialimps.keithpray.net

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 16 10/20/2015 Freedom Of Speech Is Free Speech a negative or positive right? Why is it considered important in general? What are some examples of speech not permitted?  Are these standards shared by everyone? What are some serious results? How to apply to the online content?  Standards? Enforcement?

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 17 10/20/2015 In-Class Exercise I You are the head of the computer center at a public university. A state legislator goes to the university president to complain that sexually explicit words and pictures are being sent through the school’s computers and network, by , Web, newsgroups, chat, and Webcams.

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 18 10/20/2015 In-Class Exercise I Divide into groups. Each group contains:  1 university librarian  1 legislator  1 researcher  1 computer expert  1 college student The group must decide:  What materials should be allowed and what banned?  What activities should be allowed and banned?  How will you enforce this?  Who will decide?

CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing © 2009 Keith A. Pray 19 10/20/2015 Further Thought What if the material concerned:  Violence  Hacking  Prejudice / discrimination / hate Canada and some schools have rules against “hate speech”. Must we accept restrictions on some freedoms to preserve others?  Other people or other freedoms?