The issue focused primarily on the "diversity of ideas in our society" and whether the government should "make it easier to publish free speech on the internet."

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a British nonprofit that works to preserve online freedom of speech, which they believe is threatened by censorship and government restrictions on Internet access.

In its statement, they write that the "internet has become a platform for expression for people who don't speak online, but they can't find places to express