Fifth Freedom

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During the first month of a new year in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a speech on the Four Freedoms to the 77th Congress of the United States of America. The first essential freedom that Roosevelt discussed was the right to freedom of speech. This freedom gave everyone the right to express themselves while omitting any caution. However, each state has their own limitations and exceptions in regards to the freedom of speech. It does not matter in what form they express themselves, as long as no one is harmed in the process. Some restraints of the first freedom are connected to trade secrets, obscenity and perjury. This freedom crosses into gray matter where the internet is concerned because of how information on the Internet …show more content…

The fifth freedom allows for people to have access to the Internet without any government obstruction. President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have mentioned the fifth freedom throughout their careers and have rallied support for it. Both of these influential politics want us to understand how much power the fifth freedom has for us all to advance ourselves mentally and help those around the world access crucial information to better themselves. The main goal of the fifth freedom is to ensure people can communicate, be creative and become more knowledgeable. However, the fifth freedom would also allow citizens to openly talk about the government and their opinions on how things are done. Internet restriction has become an alarming issue throughout the last few years because people want to be able to post whatever they want without any government …show more content…

Some are using the Internet to do bad things like Dharun Ravi. We need our government to watch over the Internet to ensure everything is safe for all users, young and old. Pornography has blown up over computer networks because of easy access and variety. Cyberbullying has become an increasingly large issue affecting everyone because of how easy it is to throw insults behind a screen. Terrorists are using social media platforms to spread their fight and gain more supporters. ISIS terrorist supporters are easy to find online and are hungry to militarize anyone

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