Freedom of Speech

 Since the Freedom of Speech was established in 1791, speech has transformed and continues to evolve on a daily basis as technology and media expand. Some examples of speech are movies and tv, written works, clothing, video games, and online posts. The idea behind Freedom of speech allows people to express and share any information they discover. Although this idea supports our rights to freely address topics, it does make it another gateway for topics to be shown that are prohibited subjects to governmental regulations. For this reason, speech topics are separated into areas of speech that are either unprotected or protected, depending on the content.

For example, a case in 1982 called New York v. Ferber is considered unprotected speech. Unprotected speech involves obscenity, defamation, fraud, incitement, speech integral to criminal conduct, fighting words, true threats, and child pornography. In this case, Oyez addresses a New York child pornography law that forbids anyone from intentionally encouraging sexual acts by minors under the age of sixteen by distributing media depicting such activities. This does not violate the first amendment because Oyez claims "the state's interest in preventing the sexual exploitation of minors was a compelling government objective of surpassing importance."

Overall, the First Amendment has been a helpful addition to running the economy. With the number of people in this world, there is no choice but to have rules and regulations set to ensure safety. Everyone deserves to have freedom of speech but at the same time, not everyone is going to use their freedom for good. 

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