[Online speech restrictions] open the door to censorship and the chilling of free speech. It’s a growing problem across the United States.
Predictor: Rotenberg, Marc
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bill Schackner quotes Electronic Pirvacy Information Center director Marc Rotenberg’s comments on the blocking of access to sexually explicit material on the computer network at Carnegie Mellon University, Schackner writes: ”Carnegie-Mellon officials said they expected to be accused of stifling free expression but insisted they had no choice, especially given the chance that the material could be viewed by minors … In Washington, D.C., Marc Rotenberg, director of a public-interest research group that monitors issues related to computer freedom, said restrictions such as the one planned at Carnegie Mellon ‘open the door to censorship and the chilling of free speech. It’s a growing problem across the United States,’ said Rotenberg, whose Electronic Privacy Information Center says that even well-intentioned restrictions raise concerns.”
Biography:Marc Rotenberg, was founder and director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), in the 1990s. He won an EFF Pioneer Award in 1997 for his work as a “champion of privacy, human rights and civil liberties on the electronic frontier.” He targeted the impact of computer and telecommunications technologies on freedom and privacy and was an active writer and speaker on associated topics. (Advocate/Voice of the People.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Censorship/Free Speech
Name of publication: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Title, headline, chapter name: CMU Handcuffing Cyberspace Sex
Quote Type: Partial quote
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