Internet Censorship

Over the last two years, controversy has arisen over certain alternative newsgroups on the Internet. The specific groups, ones containing obscene and pornographic material, have been censored by several Canadian universities. Targeted groups include: alt.sex.bondage, alt.sex.stories, alt.sex.discussion, alt.sex.bestiality and alt.tasteless . Unfortunately, censorship of sexually explicit material does not maintain free speech as a fundamental principal in our free and open society. Censorship on the Internet is …

…on Canadian campuses. Censorship on the Internet is an infringement on the forms of expression that should reasonably be protected. Administrators should resist the reflex urge to censor objectionable material and work with the IHAC to reach a final decision on how to deal with pornography and obscenity on the Internet. As Cole Porter once wrote: Good authors, too Who once knew better words Now only use four letter words When writing prose... Anything goes.