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PROPHET MOTIVE: Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt.

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has a bold prediction: Censorship around the world could end in a decade, and better use of encryption will help people overcome government surveillance.

In a lecture at Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday, the executive of the world's biggest web search company made a pitch for ending censorship in China and other countries with restricted freedom of speech by connecting everyone to the Internet and protecting their communication from spying.

"First they try to block you; second, they try to infiltrate you; and third, you win. I really think that's how it works. Because the power is shifted," he said.

"I believe there's a real chance that we can eliminate censorship and the possibility of censorship in a decade."

Schmidt has long spoken out against limitations to the freedom of expression and restricted Internet access around the world. Earlier this year, he travelled to North Korea, a country disconnected from the rest of the world, to promote the cause.

"It's clear that we failed. But we'll try again. We have not been invited back," he said of the personal trip, the timing of which was later criticised by the US State Department as being not helpful because it came shortly after North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket.

The goal for North Korea, Schmidt said, was not democracy for now but to merely get the people to connect with the rest of the world: "My view is that if we can get some connectivity, then they'll begin to open the country, they'll begin to understand other systems."

On the home front, too, Google is now one of several tech companies embroiled in the controversy over the reach of US government spying. Top secret documents disclosed by former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden have suggested the National Security Agency has tapped Google's and others' communications links to aid in its gathering of intelligence.

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Parliamentary secretary for culture Jos Herrera

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In the coming weeks Parliament will discuss a proposal to have art censorship removed completely.

Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government and Culture Jos Herrera said that he would be proposing amendments to the censorship law to the Cabinet of Ministers, which will then forward the amendments to Parliament.

"Over the years, artists have been arraigned in court because the law does not allow the use of language and imagery in artistic presentations, even if these were contextually acceptable."

Herrera added that thanks to these amendments, artists can have rest reassured that their artistic works cannot be banned unless they would be in breach of the classification law.

Just over a year ago, Parliament had approved amendemnts to the censorship law which stripped the Police of all powers related to classification of film and theatre. The amendments transferred all laws regulating the classification of film and theatre productions from the Police to the Ministry for Culture. The move came in the wake of an often-torturous censorship debate which was sparked more than once on the island over the last couple of years, impacting more than just the theatrical scene.

In 2012, Mark Camilleri, the editor of student pamphlet Realt, and writer Alex Vella Gera had their acquittal from obscenity charges confirmed by the Appeals Court, after the Attorney General first appealed the original verdict in March 2011.

Judge David Scicluna confirmed the first sentence issued by Magistrate Audrey Demicoli in its entirety. Vella Gera and Camilleri were acquitted by Magistrate Audrey Demicoli, who noted in her judgment that the law did not provide clear definitions of 'pornography' and 'obscenity', and that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Article 208 of the Criminal Code had been breached.

Citing a recent Eurostat survey which placed Malta among the countries with the lowest rate of participation in cultural and artistic events, Herrera said it was his duty to encourage people, especially the younger generations, to participate in cultural events. This he said could only happen if the perception on culture and arts is changed.

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By Daniela Sirtori Cortina

Published as a part of Maneater v. 80, Issue 14

The opinions expressed by The Maneater columnists do not represent the opinions of The Maneater editorial board.

I have a confession.

While strolling through Walmart a couple days ago, a friend and I noticed a gigantic pile of T-shirts bearing the message, Cool story babe, now go make a sandwich. Motivated by our natural feminist dislike of such demeaning language, we engaged in an unusual act of rebellion and hid all the shirts all over the mens clothing section.

It was our feminist deed of the day, and we were proud. We thought we were fighting the patriarchy, one T-shirt at a time. Later, however, I realized our act was nothing to be proud of. It was immature and inconsequential.

Yes, we made some sort of statement about our disagreement with the message on the T-shirts, but it is a statement no one will ever see. Sure, it was a funny manner of displaying our views, but it was one that might be perceived as radical and will not succeed in convincing anyone that equality is worth the fight. Our actions, while not harming anybody, did not have a real positive effect either.

But most of all, we engaged in a practice which is a nightmare for journalists, activists and all those who seek the truth and advocate for noble causes: censorship.

To be clear, I think and I believe most feminists will have a similar opinion, the message displayed in those T-shirts was offensive. It implies that womens sole purpose is to please others and that our words do not deserve to be taken seriously. Yet, the fact that such idea makes me cringe does not constitute free license for me, or for anyone, to actively place obstacles on someone elses freedom of expression. Hiding the T-shirts, without triggering real change, is equivalent to hiding the problem.

Lets think about it this way: We may not hear it, but that doesnt mean it isnt there. Banning all T-shirts, symbols and behaviors we might find offensive does not constitute an epiphany from the part of those who truly believe women are worthless or inferior. Its simply a desperate act to protect our values from opinions that threaten them. Censorship does not elevate our ideals to a point of worthiness. Rather, it portrays them as indefensible rants that would cease to exist in the face of opposing views.

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