Research Topic Abstract

Internet censorship is control or suppression of the publishing or accessing of information on the Internet. Censorship of the Internet within the United States is very lenient. The United States of America is in ONI's nominal category and is not on RSF's internet enemy list. Although some content is illegal and can be taken down, e.g. child pornography, there is no nationwide filtering of (foreign) content. This would be considered a violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution, especially since no filter is perfect and some overblocking would occur.