Week 5 - Blog Police

The article I read was very interesting with its concerns of the freedom of iternet blogging in Algeria. I believe that blogs fall under the First Amendment rights of the Constitution with regards to freedom of speech. The idea of an internet police monitoring blogs in the United States is pretty ridiculous to me. I believe that blogs should not be used as a platform for cyberterrorism, but at this point in time, I think an internet police force is not necessary. Blogs are becoming more and more popular, but I they still are not as effective as mainstream news for starting social revolutions criticizing government and politics.

Blogs are not as sophisticated as print published media sources, and not as reliable as far as facts or news events because most are just opinion blogs from a single individual. A blogger has to work amazingly hard to gain the same type of credibility that a journalist is automatically given when they write for publications such as the New York Times. However, blogs are a very important part of society and democracy because they are an outlet for the opinions of individuals which are valued in the United States compared to countries such as Algeria.