Media & Technology debate motions (page 3)

THW nationalize and provide public access to the Metadata being gathered by online multinational companies.

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · Open_Final

THBT the feminist movement should campaign for the equal sexualization of men in the media as opposed to campaigning against the sexualization of women

HWS IV 2016 · 5

THR the automation of jobs previously performed by humans (eg self driving cars, self checkouts)

HWS IV 2016 · 6

THW factor public horror into the punishment of a crime

HWS IV 2016 · Novice_Final

THW require all media organizations hosting major pre-election debates to provide live fact-checking of speakers' claims

Riga Pro-Am · 2

TH would introduce academic streaming.

Edinburgh Cup · 1

TH, as the state, would aggressively fund GMO research.

Edinburgh Cup · 3

TH, as an astronaut, would take part in Mars One (one way trip to Mars).

Edinburgh Cup · Open_Semis

TH regrets the rise of TV talent shows

Helsinki Mini · 1

THS the creation of Personal Artificially Intelligent Robotic Romantic Partners.

The QUB Open · 2

Given the existence of "SASP Glasses" technology, This House Would ban them.

Moscow Open 2016 · 3

THP a world with memory writing technology

HWS Round Robin 2016 · 4

This House Believes That large tech companies should refuse to provide data on their customers to governments, even if it involves refusing to comply with a law which compels them to do so

WSDC 2016 · Octofinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THW prohibit the media from reporting on the mental illness of those accused of crimes

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · 4

THBT the international community should cut off internet access in Syria

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · 5

THW strictly limit the replacement of workers with technology by companies

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · ESL_Semis

THW allow corporations to use hackers to retaliate against cyberattacks where the state seems unwilling or unable to do so

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · Open_Partials

THBT on balance, the influence of the internet on journalism has been harmful to society

NorthAms (@ NYU) · 5

THW broadcast a welcome message to the alien spacecraft

Cardiff Schools 2015 · 2

THB political polling and major election analytics do more harm than good.

NAUDC (@ Ithaca College) · 2

THBT videos of graphic terrorist atrocities should not be broadcast

Estonian Open · 4

THW accept Intel's proposal.

Tech Open 2018 · 4

Assuming that the technology existed, THW erase history from our collective memory.

Rijeka Open · Open_Final

This House would only allow the media and campagning organisations to depict or publish information about the deceased in a tragedy with the explicit permission of the family.

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 6

THR the overwhelming narrative of good triumphing over evil in children's entertainment

UCD IV · Open_Final

THW fine news organisations who consistently fail to meet a standard of fair and balanced reporting.

Tilbury House IV · 1

THW ban scientific research into the genetics of race

Westminster Open 2015 · Open_Finals

Assuming we live in a world where superheroes exist, THW require superheroes to publicly reveal their identities

Birmingham ESL Novice Mini 2015 · 2

THW publish all salaries

McMaster Pro-Am · 2

THBT no media should ever be allowed to endorse any candidates in democratic elections.

Brad Smith Debate Tournament 2015 · 2

THR the Rise of the Rom-Com Genre.

Cambridge Women's Open · Open_Final

THW programme self-driving cars to prioritise the number of lives saved when faced with unavoidable collisions as opposed to prioritising the safety of the driver.

Birmingham IV · 2

THW allow mental health charities to sue media outlets for the defamation of the mentally ill

Birmingham IV · Open_Quarters

THW Introduce an Excise Tax on Tabloids to Finance a Subsidy of Broadsheet.

SSE Riga IV · 4

Assuming the technology exists, THW remove aggression from human behaviour

Drishty English Debate Championships 2015 · Open_Semi

THW remove all copyright protection for material deemed to be morally objectionable

Chennai WUDC 2014 · ESL_Quarters

THP Facebook's policy of only removing content that users report as objectionable to a policy where Facebook itself independently determines restrictions on content.

Brandeis IV · Open_Quarters

THBT science will save us

Paris V · 3.4

THBT work is overrated

Paris V · 4.1

The availability/sales of pyrotechnics/fireworks should be limited (This article and this one give appropriate background info)

Brabants Debattoernooi · 4

THW abolish academic journals and make all academic research freely available to the public online

Warwick IV · 3

THBT US media should not report any details about school shootings beyond the fact that they happened

Manchester IV · 1

The technology exists to allow people to selectively erase their memories without any physical side effects. Motion: THW allow individuals to selectively erase their own memories

Manchester IV · Open_Final

THBT states should take active measures to limit the spread of American pop culture

Budapest Open · 2

TH opposes the sympathetic and humanizing portrayal of Nazi soldiers in popular media

Budapest Open · Open_Semis

You are a scientist working at CERN. Working alone one night, you make an accidental breakthrough in your research that will allow humanity to travel through time. You are alone in the lab and the odds of someone else making the same accidental breakthrough are non-existent. Motion: THW destroy its research

Tallaight IV · Open_Final

THBT media aimed at children should reject the "happily ever after" model and show a more realistic picture

Vienna IV · Open_Semis

Should we introduce mandatory quotas for media products from Europe in film, tv and radio?

Mainzer Debütanten Cup · 2

THW consider an academic's publicly stated political positions (e.g. blogs, tweets, editorials) in hiring, tenure and promotion decisions.

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · 6

THBT all media organizations should be owned and run by journalists

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · Open_Quarters

TH supports the prominence of the American Dream in the national American discourse.

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · Open_Semis

TH regrets the creation of shows like 'teen mom' and '16 and pregnant'

UCL IV · 1

THW allow people to ascertain their lifespan via the 'Bethesda' device.

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THW eliminate copyright and patenting

Royal Holloway Open · 2

TH welcomes the advent of emerging genetic enhancements on the human body

Royal Holloway Open · 4

TH Welcomes the advent of extreme genetic advancements for humans

DCU Open · Open_Final

Should media be banned from speculative or evaluative (judgmental) reporting during court cases?

Zeit Debatte Wien · 1

TH supports the televisation of trials

Cardiff Open · 3

THBT the death of newspapers and print news media would be good for journalism

Heriott Watt Open · 1

THBT, within broad budgetary constraints, environmental policy should be decided by unelected scientific experts selected by their peers.

HWS Round Robin · Open_Finals

This House Regrets the rise of televised talent shows

Kent IV · 1

Should media be banned from publishing information about the sexual preferences or orientations of public figures without their consent?

Zeit Debatte Mainz · 5

TH supports hydraulic fracturing.

IDEA League of Young Voters European Cup · 4

THW impose a DNA database

French Language World Championships Debating · 6

THBT The death of newspapers and news print media would be a net good

Helsinki Open · Open_Semis

THW act now to prevent quantum computing becoming a reality

Bristol Open · 2

THW only show films that pass the Bechdel test

Durham Open · 2.2

Should journalists be banned from participating actively (as speakers or writers) in political or scientific events?

Methusalem Cup · Open_Final

THW welcome the worldwide introduction of soylent or similar mixtures as a nutritional standard or staple food.

Boddencup · 3

THR the rise of internet piracy

Imperial IV · 2

This house would ban international aid charities from using senational, graphic, or overly-emotional images of suffering in fundraising and advertising campaigns.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 3

TH, as an emerging democracy, would suppress domestic media providers in favour of international media providers

Yale IV · 5

THB the media should show images of Islamic State attrocities in their full brutality

Hart House IV · Novice_Finals

THBT western media outlets should collectively decline to cover any ISIS actions primarily intended to attract western attention (e.g. Hostage takings/executions)

Strathclyde Cup · 2

THBT copyright of photographic art featuring individuals or communities of people should belong to those people, not the artist.

Strathclyde Cup · 3

THBT Miley Cyrus' sexualised performances (such as Wrecking Ball) are a victory for feminism

SDA Novices · 2

THB that states should no longer fund or own public broadcasters, such as the BBC, NERIT or PBS

Thessaloniki Open · 1

THBT Google, Youtube and social media platforms should remove content which is deemed as insulting to religion

Thessaloniki Open · 3

THS substantial corporate funding for university research

Chancellor's Cup (Queen's University) · 4

THBT FB should manipulate users' newsfeeds in order to promote progressive content.

Durham Open · Open_Final

THBT press agencies should not purchase or publish the work of freelance war reporters.

Oxford IV · 2

THBT Google should inform the authorities about suicide searches

Cambridge IV · ESL_Semis

THW prohibit all research aiming to create sentient artificial intelligences.

Cambridge IV · Open_Quarters

THBT the music press should aggressively negatively depict the work of artists, such as John Lennon and Jimmy Page who commit morally reprehensible acts.

Westminster Open · 5

This house believes that efforts to include characters with mental illnesses in popular media actively harms people with those conditions.

Joynt Scroll 2014 · 2

THBT western media should refuse to publicise videos or events designed to generate terror

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2014 · 5

THBT policies that may have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a 'supreme court' of scientific experts

Berlin WUDC 2013 · EFL_Semis

THW ban all advertising of consumer goods and services

Berlin WUDC 2013 · Open_Quarters

Do we need to abolish public broadcasting?

Zeit Debatte Hamburg · 1

Do we need schocking pictures of the slaughter and processing of meat and sausage products?

Zeit Debatte Hamburg · 4

THBT technology is killing our work ethic

French Debating Association Tournament · B2

THBT books are obsolete

French Debating Association Tournament · D1

THW restrict media coverage of school shootings

Trinity IV · Open_Final

Should we create a public newspaper?

Beginner Tournament Mainz (DCJG) · Open_Final

THW ban the use of artificial human augmentation, either by surgical or genetic therapy.

John Smith Memorial Mace · Open_Quarter_1

THW ban domestic drones

John Smith Memorial Mace · Open_Quarter_4

TH approves of the New York Post's decision to publish the subway photograph 'Doomed'.

Manchester IV · 3

THBT all major daily newspapers and TV news channels should be required to treat all controversial issues with due accuracy and impartiality.

NAUDC (also Hart House IV) · Open_Semis

TH welcomes the creation of strong forms of artificial intelligence

UCL IV · 3

TH Regrets the rise of Reality Television

UCL IV · Open_Final

THW allow the use of negative competitor image in advertisement

VUAS Debate Tournament · 4

THW build a second Deathstar

Royal Holloway Open · 2

THW build a deathstar

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THW abolish the speaker tab

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THW fully replace agriculture and fishing with stem cell production to produce food

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THW encourage replacing human body parts with advanced robotic counterparts

Royal Holloway Open · 4

THW stop funding all space programs

Estonian BP Championships · 4

THW require the consent of the subjects before publishing photographs of celebrities

Kent IV · 2

THBT the discovery of a means to stop the human aging process would be a curse to humanity.

HWS Round Robin · 4

Humanity has found an alien species of an unknown level of technological development. Motion: THW not make first contact with an alien

Denny Crane · 5

You are Arnold Schwarzenegger, You are presented a script in which you are asked to portray a SS Nazi Officer who is presented in a positive humane light. THW take on the role

Stockholm IV · Open_Semis

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is the process of making a three-dimensional solid object of almost any shape from a downloadable design. Currently, they can be used to create shoes, electronic devises, guns and even houses. In future, their uses are likely to grow. Motion: THW ban the sale of 3D printers to households

Belgrade Open · Open_Semis

THBT The New York Post shouldn't have published the photo (edit: showing a man about to be overrun by a metro and die)

GDPPC Open · 5

THW force theatres that are funded by public money to allow the public to determine its programming

Elbe Open · 4

TH supports media censorship during times of political crisis

Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español (CMUDE or Worlds in Spanish) · 9

THBT free sharing of copyrighted information should be tolerated.

Heart of Europe British Parliamentary Debate track · Open_Final

This House believes that the media, including but not limited to journalists and photographers, have a duty to portray racist public figures in a negative light.

DAPDI · Open_Semis

THW ban video games in which the player engages in brutal and immoral violence in a realistic setting

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 1

TH regrets that Western Media demonised Islamist Terrorists rather than portraying them as criminals with legitimate grievances

Manchester EUDC 2013 · Open_Semis

THBT the world has become better through Facebook

DDG Masters Cup · 1

TH Welcomes the rise of online news media at the expense of traditional journalism

Roosevelt Academy Open · 5

THBT Rolling Stone should not have portrayed Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a sympathetic manner

UCD Novice Cup · Open_Final

THBT, on balance, the internet has been harmful to journalism.

McMaster Pro-Am · Open_Semis

Granted that technology exist, THW not use technology to get superpowers

Middle Man tournament · 3

THBT Facebook and other social media should not host images off beheadings and acts of brutal violence on their sites

SDA Novice Competition · 2

THW show only movies that pass the bechdel test (with info)

Debatijada Open · 3

THW, as a liberal democracy, restrict coverage of small-scale terrorist attacks.

Oxford IV · Open_Quarters

THW create a film rating for movies that do not pass the Bechdel-Test

Schroeter Cup · Open_Final

THW establish an easily performed procedure for individuals to delete the entirety of their internet and social media footprint

SSE Riga IV · 3

TH support unlimited human body enhancement in all areas of life

SSE Riga IV · Open_Final

THBT decisions to allocate funding to scientific research programs should be taken solely by a group of professional scientists

Moscow Open · 5

THBT the media should fabricate and publish positive economic stories during prolonged periods of economic recession

John Smith Memorial Mace Welsh leg · Open_Final

THBT Times Magazine should have chosen Miley Cyrus to be person of the year

BGU IV · 1

TH supports private ownership of 3D printers

Tilbury House IV · 2

This house would not prosecute individuals for pirating entertainment media for their own use

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2013 · Open_Semi

THW prevent politicians from making fact claims that, while not technically lies, are substantially misleading to voters.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 2

TH supports scientists who fabricate evidence exaggerating the certainty of man-made climate change, where there is a low likelihood to be caught.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · ESL_Final

THW not allow a single media company to own multiple TV channels or newspapers (whether in print or online).

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · Open_Octos

THBT images designed to even slightly sexually attract/aroused viewer should be restricted to specialist adult shot/xxx domain.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · Open_Semis

THW forbid celebrities to present their children in the media

Berlin Punk · 2

THW ban media reporting on violent crimes

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 3

THBT we live in a mediaocracy

French Debate Association Tournament Preliminary Rounds · 1

THB in the Holy Trinity: Apple, Google and Facebook

French Debate Association Tournament Preliminary Rounds · 2

THBT science has replaced philosophy

French Debate Association Tournament Preliminary Rounds · 11

THB that the Armenian media does not adequately represent the views and concerns of Armenian society.

Aghveryan IV · 4

THW abolish patents on computer software

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi Amsterdam (BDT) · Open_Semis

THW ban all technology in the pursuit of the genetic enhancement of humanity

Galway Open · Open_Semis

TH welcomes the advent of extreme genetic enhancements for human beings

LSE Open · 5

THBT the Media should not show images of police brutality

Manchester IV · ESL_Semis

THBT the NAACP should publicly condemn Chris Brown

John Smith Memorial Mace Open_Semiss · Open_Quarter_1

TH, being MTV, would publicly denounce acts with lyrics that degrade women or gays and/or glorify violence (approximation)

Debattoernooi Utrecht (DTU) · Open_Final

THBT the media should not publish news on suicides

Mykolas Romeris IV · 2

TH regrets the influence of YouTube on popular culture

Mykolas Romeris IV · Open_Semis

THBT our technology has exceeded our humanity

French Debate Association Tournament Final · Open_Final

THBT Science Is Holding Back Humanity

John Smith Memorial Mace Final · Open_Final

TH, as Aljazeera, would have broadcasted the videos of the Toulouse attacks.

Paris IV · 3

THW set legally binding minimal physical parameters for fashion models

HSE Open · 2

THW limit media coverage of shootings

Mitteldeutschen Regionalmeisterschaft · 3

You lie to Albert Speer and tell him the atomic bomb cannot be built.

NK Debatteren · 5

THW instate a public service (öffentlich-rechtliches) system for newspapers

Zeit Debatte Munster · 5

TH, which is technically capable to do so, would clone Neandertalers

German Language Championships · 4

THW use geo-engineering to combat climate change

German Language Championships · Open_Semis

THBT the media should out gay public figure

IDC Porto Debate Camp and Open · 2

THBT The Music Industry Should Not Facilitate the Comebacks of Artists Who Commit Violent Crimes

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 3

THW require any journalist working for a print,TV or radio news organization to have a government.-issued license

Red Sea Open · 4

TH welcomes the death of god at the hands of science

Edinburgh Cup · Open_Final

THW ban memory erasing technology (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

Alternative Open · 1

THBT it is legitimate for Replicants to destroy any and all means of replicant production (Bladerunner)

Alternative Open · 2

THW introduce irreversible laws to be programmed into robots

Newcastle IV · 2

THBT Google, YouTube, & social media websites should remove content which it deems to insult religions

Oxford IV · 1

THBT state funded space programs are a waste of tax payers' money

Vienna Freshers · Open_Final

TH regrets the rise of 24 hour news culture

Cambridge IV · Open_Quarters

THB that the Press Cannot be Trusted to Regulate Itself :

John Smith Memorial Mace England Leg · Open_Final

THBT consumer electronics firms should not be allowed to patent technologies which are not essential to the working of their product

Moscow Open · 4

THB Enda deserved his place on the cover of TIME

Irish Times Debates · 3

THBT the state should subsidise news media outlets

Birmingham IV · 1

THW remove bylines from individual newspaper articles

Centrale Open · 4

This House would require individuals to reveal their actual identity when communicating on the internet

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 7

THW mandate the use of condoms in porn

Red Sea Open · 3

THBT media company owners have the right to influence the nature of news

EU-China Youth Debate Tournament · 2

THW disband the BBC

Imperial College Open · 4

THB The state should financially support newspapers

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 3

THBT news outlets should not have shown images of Gaddafi's corpse

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 12

THW publicly fund research into paranormal phenomena

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 17

THBT all research organizations should institute codes of conduct that forbid the creation of strong Artificial Intelligence (Info slide: A 'Weak' Artificial Intelligence is only capable of solving narrowly defined problems. A 'Strong' AI is capable of all the same kinds of intellectual tasks as human beings. A Strong AI would be able to reason, plan, learn, adapt, and communicate in natural language. Researchers at major universities have made significant progress towards the creation of Strong AI.)

Cambridge IV · 2

THW break Google's search monopoly

Cambridge IV · Open_Final

This house would ban all space exploration for the foreseeable future

Bogwall · 2

This house would apply all libel law to content produced on social networking sites

Bogwall · 4

THBT media in liberal Western democracies is not independent and free

IDAS · 5

THBT Facebook, Google, and Yahoo should take active steps to prevent the formation of "filter bubbles"

KCL IV · 3

Fake or Real: Should photoshopped (retouched) images be banned in advertisement?

Streitcultur Cup · 1

You would make your discovery public

Dutch Novice Cup · Open_Final

This House Would allow free distribution of music on the internet

WSDC 2011 · Round 2 (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THW ban all pornography.

Koc WUDC 2010 · 9

This House believes that democratic states should own their own broadcasting corporations.

Koc WUDC 2010 · EFL_Final

This house would prohibit expression that portrays convicted war criminals in a positive light.

Koc WUDC 2010 · ESL_Final

THB that the United States government should subsidize Twitter to liberalize oppressed societies

Koc WUDC 2010 · Open_Semis

THB that the media should show the full horror of war

Koc WUDC 2010 · Open_Final

This house would ban the publication of political opinion polls.

Cork WUDC 2009 · 9

This House Would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research

WSDC 2008 · Round 3 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships