Abstract

The exponential growth and explosion of information on the Internet has given rise to several questions of a sociological, economic, political and legal nature, especially as regards the issue of free access to information and possible limitations to this free use. Since the Internet is a global operating network exceeding national territories, the problem of universal jurisdiction arises when conflicts emerge. Filtering techniques have been introduced to deal with this problem. However the use of filtering techniques poses several difficulties as well and can therefore clearly have a chilling effect on free speech. In the following article the author will highlight some of the problems with reference to the experiences of the information portal Yahoo!.

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