The Freedom Of Expression In Internet

The emergence of Internet has broken the limitation and monopoly of traditional medias regarding the freedom of expression. Citizens have enjoyed unprecedented right to express their ideas and spread information. This has created more opportunities for further civilization development and social progress.The freedom of expression is the foundation of democracy and legal administration.Citizens are free to express themselves, which is thefundamental right of self-behavior,self-realization and self determination protected by the Constitution.On the other hand, many people turn out to be at a total loss in face of the "unprecedented complete freedom", just like they are in face of the new technology of network. Some people come to be engaged in some activities, which have negative impact, such as disclosing privacy of others on internet and infringing others' legal rights on purpose by taking advantage of advanced network technology and freedom of information publication. They thought it true freedom. In fact, these activities have breached the law that one person must not infringe other people' s rights when he/she is performing his/her rights In this sense, it is necessary to implement certain regulations to confine the freedom of expression to some degree in network publication so as to achieve an equilibrium between freedom and control. We need to confine freedom and define rights scope rationally to keep mutual respect and harmony between people. It is not the final goal to define freedom of expression as citizens' fundamental right. Rather, we should strive to exert the function of the regulation to promote social development and civilization advancement. Both the technology to develop freedom and methods to confine freedom should benefit people so that the equilibrium between freedom of expression and necessary control can be achieved eventually.