Presentation by: Jennifer Collins Roldan Padilla

 Having the ability to speak without censorship.  Promotes innovation. Science, Technology, Art.  The right to transfer information freely.  Worldwide communication.  Being able to express our opinions.  Change rules or laws.  Create communities.  Sports and clubs.  Online games and forums.

 Spread news and information.  During the Tiananmen Square rebellion in China in 1990, the Internet kept Chinese communities around the world, especially in universities, in touch with the current events through and the newsgroups, bypassing all government censorship.  News is now transferred in seconds, not days. ▪ Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, and Skype.  Idea of “E-Freedom.” ▪ Access, publish, or critique information. Web 2.0.

 Provide helpful information.  Give police or government information on the whereabouts of a criminal  Report suspicious activity.  Prevent harmful activities from occurring.  Personal Freedom.  The right to learn, educate, and communicate.

 To prevent information from spreading.  Information be not be accurate  Can be harmful.  People may over react to news or data.  Wrong information.  The information may be fabricated.  Language.  Intended to offend people.

 Moral  Pornography  Military  Protect intelligence or tactics  Political  Control populations and agendas.  Religious  Create a dominant force.

 Computer Viruses  Malicious intent.  Hacking tools  Can lead to identity theft.  Phishing  Website access.  Malware  Advertisement.

 The Great Firewall of China  Blocks many news websites.  Block websites belonging to pro-democracy activists.  Blocks most blogging websites.  People still bypass the filter.  Proxy servers.  VPN Connection.  Tor

 Rules:  1. Break up into teams.  2. Student must try to get her team to say the word. They may gesture, point, touch anything, or say anything except the taboo words.  3. Student’s partner tries to guess the word within sixty seconds.

 Should there be limits on what we can say?  Should criminals have freedom of speech?  Should some books be banned?  Have you ever told someone to “be quiet?”

Thank you.