Websites—normally so protective of their freedom of speech and expression—suddenly reevaluated their content.
Many websites engaged in temporary self-censorship.
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“Counter-strike,” an online computer game where players compete against each other as terrorists and counter-terrorists, was temporarily suspended.
Humor sites such as TheOnion.com decided not to publish any new material.
The Onion will not resume its normal publishing schedule until Sept. 26.
Students who frequent such sites have said that, though disappointed, they understand and respect such decisions.
Todd L. Schulte ’04, who said he frequently reads the online version of the satire magazine, noticed that it hadn’t been updated last week.
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