Freedom Of The Press Under The Network Environment In Micro-Blog As An Example

Freedom of the press for a long time, the Internet context of freedom of the press has taken on new characteristics. Freedom of the press is an expression of sexual rights, it can also be seen as freedom of speech reflected that citizens can through various legal channels to express their views and opinions. With the development of science and technology, the Internet has become an integral part of people’s lives through a free, open, timely, efficient network media, the fact that recently occurred at an unprecedented rate and scale of the spread of open, people’s views and positions also news dissemination process has been demonstrated, favor or fear, or neutral, objective reflects the citizens’freedom of information activities in the network. The current popularity of microblogging is the citizens a platform of exchange in the network life, this emerging network-attached form of communication, not only changed the way of news, access to information, more prominent, microblogging "short","flat","fast" a combination of features and news, has provided a guarantee for the development of the public the right to speak, also a wider grasp of the scale to freedom of expression, can be said to play a role in promoting press freedom and freedom of expression Microblogging is a window of freedom of speech, but also a fully embodies the symbol of freedom of speech. In this regard, this new media can not be demanding, but should begin from the understanding the microblogging freedom of speech features fully understand. Microblogging is characterized by a personal perspective, Liao words the phrase immediate expression Duirenduishi issued think and feel, so the audience to share their excitement and sentiment, these comments and insights as the public information on the Internet can others access, was informed that, compared to formal occasions of speech, the remarks on the microblogging arbitrary stronger, more intense subjective. As the rights are relative, microblogging on the freedom of speech should be subject to reasonable restrictions. When freedom of speech with the microblogging platform, intentionally or unintentionally violate the legal rights of others, go beyond the boundary of the right to freedom, the inevitable need to measure on a legal interest to intercept. Freedom of speech, the exercise shall not infringe upon the legitimate rights of others is limited. Projection and extension of the social reality of citizens, freedom of speech in the microblogging is not no limit. Microblogging, when the citizens to freedom of expression and the interests of others conflict of rights, to consider the impact of the microblogging audience is not specific, extensive ’media’ features, the speech of the people on the microblogging whether the protection of freedom of expression, whether constitute undue harm to the right to the reputation of others, should also be a method to measure benefits, spokesman for the comprehensive consideration of the specific identity by publishing statements specific content, context, audience, speech arising out of or may lead to specific consequences to be judged. For this reason, the emergence of new media microblogging as a starting point to explore the background of the Internet age under the freedom of the press, freedom of speech protection and limitations.