Censorship

Why we need digital censorship Why we need digital censorship in American public schools?in American public schools?

Do they need to know?

Censorship is not abolition

Censorship is the suppression of speech or Censorship is the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient to the general body of people or inconvenient to the general body of people as determined by a government, media as determined by a government, media outlet, or other controlling body.outlet, or other controlling body.

Censorship is balance

“Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?”

Abraham Lincoln

• U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. NCES 2004-011U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. NCES 2004-011

• National Center for Education StatisticNational Center for Education Statistic

Internet access is ubiquitous

The younger population is growing

to secure the best allocation of students’ attention and efforts

A contest between the exercise of discretion and the exercise of a constitutional right...

The solution

✦Automatic content curation (to filter Automatic content curation (to filter spam/gambling/hate, etc)spam/gambling/hate, etc)

✦Website access monitoring reported to parentsWebsite access monitoring reported to parents

✦Information filtering according to parents Information filtering according to parents preferences (religion, culture)preferences (religion, culture)

✦Nationwide collaborative curationNationwide collaborative curation

Nationwide collaborative curation

Education is true freedom