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<!-- Should we rethink the nature and limits of freedom of speech in
the internet age? -->
+In modern society usage of the internet is clearly widespread and is
+noticeably an incredibly significant in our world today and will
+continue to be so [@stats;@stats-population;@stats-access]. The nature
+of the internet raises many questions in relation to our
+understanding of freedom of speech and allows the spread of
+information in a way that was once impossible. The significance and
+prevalence of the internet both now and in the foreseeable future,
+particularly given its popularity with young people means that we must
+consider the internet's relation to freedom of speech and how we
+should, or rather shouldn't attempt to act on it.
# References and bibliography
diff --git a/reference.bib b/reference.bib
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@@ -52,3 +52,28 @@ InCollection{england-wales-crime,
journal = "Cato Institute",
url = "https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/alcohol-prohibition-was-failure"
}
+@article{stats-population,
+ title = "Global digital population as of January 2021",
+ author = "Joseph Johnson",
+ year = "2021",
+ journal = "Statista",
+ url = "https://www.statista.com/statistics/617136/digital-population-worldwide/"
+}
+@article{stats-access,
+ title = "Americans’ Internet Access: 2000-2015",
+ author = "Andrew Perrin and Maeve Duggan",
+ journal = "Pew Research Center",
+ year = "2015",
+ url = "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/06/26/americans-internet-access-2000-2015/"
+}
+@InCollection{sep-freedom-speech,
+ author = {van Mill, David},
+ title = {{Freedom of Speech}},
+ booktitle = {The {Stanford} Encyclopedia of Philosophy},
+ editor = {Edward N. Zalta},
+ howpublished = {\url{https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2021/entries/freedom-speech/}},
+ year = {2021},
+ edition = {{S}pring 2021},
+ publisher = {Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University}
+}
+
diff --git a/socialmedia.bib b/socialmedia.bib
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-
@article{ieee-freedom,
title = "Social Media Won't Free Us",
year = "2017",