The Echoes of Comstock: How 19th-Century Censorship Foreshadows Today’s Online Battles

The Comstock Act: 19th Century Censorship Echoes Online Safety Debates

In the digital age, where information flows with unprecedented speed and volume, governments worldwide grapple with a familiar foe: the regulation of online content. Recently, Britain issued its first-ever online safety fine to the controversial US website 4chan. This modern skirmish over speech, obscenity, and responsibility echoes a long and often contentious history, a history … Read more