Virtual Freedom

Net Neutrality and Free Speech in the Internet Age

Dawn C. Nunziato

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Stanford University Press
28 August 2009

Freedom of information & freedom of speech; Internet & WWW industries

Communications giants like Google, Comcast, and AT&T enjoy increasingly unchecked control over speech. As providers of broadband access and Internet search engines, they can control online expression. Their online content restrictions—from obstructing e-mail to censoring cablecasts—are considered legal because of recent changes in free speech law.

In this book, Dawn Nunziato criticizes recent changes in free speech law in which only the government need refrain from censoring speech, while companies are permitted to self-regulate. By enabling Internet providers to exercise control over content, the Supreme Court and the FCC have failed to protect the public's right to access a broad diversity of content. Nunziato argues that regulation is necessary to ensure the free flow of information and to render the First Amendment meaningful in the twenty-first century. This book offers an urgent call to action, recommending immediate steps to preserve our free speech rights online.

By: Dawn C. Nunziato
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 376g
ISBN: 9780804755740
ISBN 10: 0804755744
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 28 August 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dawn C. Nunziato is Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School.

Reviews for Virtual Freedom: Net Neutrality and Free Speech in the Internet Age

Whether sympathetic to net neutrality or not, readers will find Virtual Freedom a commanding argument for affirmative free speech rights online. -- Harvard Law Review