Review:
This video uses the issue of ``cyber hate'' as a vehicle for
discussion of freedom of speech and censorship.
The actual content of ``cyber hate'' is treated with a minimum of
sensationalism.
There are glimpses of web page graphics that are (should be)
offensive to most viewers.
There are interview clips with individual skin-heads and
holocaust revisionists.
One of them makes the comment, in
appreciation of the internet, ``How could I get a broader audience?''
There are also interview clips
with a representative from the Simon Weisenthal Center,
a Canadian anti-revisionist,
students,
university administrators,
and Canadian government officials.
This video does not deal in detail with the claims made by the holocaust revisionists, to show why they are wrong / dangerous / abhorrent. It does discuss in more detail the arguments for and against censorship of the internet from the viewpoints of various ``stake-holders.'' Importantly for U.S. students, it clearly makes the point that freedom of speech as interpreted through the first amendment is not universal. The video is not heavy-handed in presenting ``the'' correct solution. The video is reasonably up-to-date, though there is one reference to ``the anonymous re-mailer in Finland'' that has since been shut down. Overall, this should be a good video to introduce the topics ``internet hate'' and free speech to undergrad CS/CE/IS students.
This video and the one titled ``Hi-Tech Hate'' can be considered to be very similar in content. One of the same people is interviewed in both videos. The primary difference is that this one is considerably shorter.
Video Format/Length:
The video was viewed in VHS format, approximately 20 minutes long.
Ordering Information:
This video was originally produced in 1995, and is currently
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