Internet Censorship: Protecting Citizens or Trampling Freedom?
- ISBN-10
- 0761359958
- ISBN-13
- 9780761359951
- Series
- Internet Censorship
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Publisher
- Twenty-First Century Books
- Author
- Christine Zuchora-Walske
Description
Discusses various issues pertaining to the debate over Internet censorship, covering topics such as child safety, public morality, security, intellectual property, freedom, and the history of censorship in the United States.
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