The internet, as a medium for communication, has fostered a culture of overextended rights and misinformation. Though the internet is good stage to share and debate opinions, the availability of the medium(such as this blog) allows anyone to post their views no matter how degrading or damaging on any subject matter whether or not they are knowledgeable. Under the guise of 'Freedom of Speech', they can do this without disclosing their identity eliminating any sense of accountability. This has led the common people to feel that their freedom of speech overrides any other freedom the affected actually has. Thus, not only is misinformation propagated by those who have no right or place to speak but others rights are trampled by their ever growing 'Freedom of Speech'. In other words the Internet has fostered a culture where rights and freedoms have been separated from their associated responsibility, and will continue to do so until users are held accountable for what they state on the internet.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
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