Censorship on the Internet
Censorship on the Internet Pros and Cons, Advantages and disadvantages in overview. Pros and Cons List
Since the start, Cons lead with 57%. Over the last 12 months, Pros lead with 53%.
- Since the start (Jan 2018)774 votes43% Pros57% Cons
- Last 5 years771 votes43% Pros57% Cons
- Last 12 months202 votes53% Pros47% Cons
- Last 30 days39 votes56% Pros44% Cons
Year by year new votes per year
| Year | New votes, pros and cons | Majority | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 57% Pros | 72 | |
| 2022 | 52% Cons | 158 | |
| 2021 | 53% Cons | 268 | |
| 2020 | 66% Cons | 143 | |
| 2019 | 66% Cons | 100 | |
| 2018 | 79% Cons | 33 | |
| Total | 56.8% Cons | 774 |
This list is also available in German: Zensur im Internet
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some content (e.g. child pornography) has no place anywhere.
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Deprivation of liberty
Fake news could be censored and people's opinions could no longer be influenced.
in principle, every person should have the right to express his opinion freely, without fear of persecution
Protection of minors is also a form of censorship, but a sensible one
Memes can no longer be created
Schütze der Bevölkerung vor Kriminalität und Terrorismus
Means of suppression of political oposition
child friendliness
it blocks the possibilities to receive information.
Conspiracy theories are not opinions and therefore not protected by freedom of speech.
Against democracy
In the case of multiple violations of clear guidelines, censorship helps to maintain general order on the net
Unnecessary censorship (Due to errors in the AI)
Lateral thinkers are out of the window
Unterdrückung von Andersdenkenden
The children can surf the Internet without any worries.
Young people partly lose their job(e.g. Youtuber)
Protection from virus on the Internet
Restriction of constructive discussion culture
Internet fraud is easier to track. Thus, it is easier to protect the population from it.
Truths can be manipulated
Could lead to insecurity or fear among other users to freely publish their opinion on the net
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