The internet has opened the flood gates to total freedom
of the press—in this case the electronic press. More than ever before
self-publishing is available to millions of people around the world with the
click of a mouse and at little or no cost to produce whatever one wants to share
on the internet. At least in the United States as long as one does not impinge
on another’s reputation, harm, or inflict any harm we as citizens are protected
by the First Amendment of the Constitution. This leads us to one of the contributor’s writings
in the book Networked Publics “At the beginning of our history, and for just
about the whole of our tradition, noncommercial culture was essentially
unregulated.” (Lessig, pg. 56) This quote resonates that free speech is alive
and well and hopefully continue into the future.
Varnelis, K.(2008).Networked Publicshttp://site.ebrary.com.library.esc.edu/lib/empire/reader.action?docID=10251680
" total freedom of the press" This quote is true in the sense that we have the ability to write on facebook, or youtube or twitter anything we want within reason as you clearly defined. It is however the exposure of our thoughts, who and how many are we actually reaching that is the next step in the discussion. One can have a great idea, right it on a piece of paper and tack it to a tree in the forest. That doesn't mean that, though it is in a public space where all can see it, the public will see it. The internet has in essence made the whole world a forest of flyers and posts on trunks and branches. It is still those commercial corporations that pay for mobile trees, you know the ones that always seem to be in the top ten in the search engine, that get the most views. So in those regards even with an unregulated noncommercial opportunity to get your word out, it doesnt mean that word will be heard.
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