Oppression Net
In: Economic affairs: journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 21-28
ISSN: 1468-0270
In its early days the Internet was thought to be resistant to regulation and censorship. However, the technology of the Internet has developed in a climate of moral responsibility. The support for self‐regulation has taken the initiative from the state and placed it firmly in the grasp of the industry itself. As a result, unprecedented levels of material have been removed from the Net. The dynamic for self‐regulation now frequently outstrips government proposals both in extent and effectiveness.