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69 Fed. Comm. L.J. 145 (2017-2018)
Freedom of Speech, the War on Terror, and What's YouTube Got to Do with It: American Censorship during Times of Military Conflict

handle is hein.journals/fedcom69 and id is 163 raw text is: Freedom of Speech, The War on Terror, and What's YouTube Got to Do with it: American Censorship During Times of Military Conflict Melissa J. Morgans * TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................ 147 II. BACKGROUND ............................................ 149 A. There is a Growing Issue of Terrorist Speech on the Internet Due to the Viral Nature Internet-Based Speech. ...... ......... 149 B. The United States Government Has Historically Censored Speech During Times of War............................151 C. Despite This Historical Precedent, the First Amendment Permits Censorship of Speech Only in Limited Circumstances. ...........155 III. TERRORIST SPEECH ON THE INTERNET SHOULD BE CENSORABLE BY THE GOVERNMENT.......................................... 159 A. Censoring Terrorist Speech Today is Consistent with the Tradition ofRestrictions on Anti-Government Wartime Speech. ...................................... 159 B. Targeting Internet-Based Speech is Consistent with the Tradition ofRestrictions on Uniquely Invasive Media. ..... ........ 161 IV. THE STOP TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS FROM PROMOTING INTERNET TRANSMISSIONS ACT COULD PERMISSIBLY REGULATE TERRORIST SPEECH ONLINE. .................................. 164 * J.D., The George Washington University Law School, May 2017. Senior Articles Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal, 2016-17. B.A., History and American Studies, The University of Virginia, 2014. The author would like to extend her gratitude to everyone who helped in the drafting and editing of this Note. She would like to dedicate this Note to her grandfather, Dave Morgans, who gave her the invaluable gift of education. - 145 -