Internet Censorship

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Internet Censorship

Presently, it seems that the Internet is playing a very important role in everyone's daily life. This multipurpose network has many different functions useful for everyday work and entertainment. Due to the freedom of the Internet various debates and protests have come to disagree with its open form of communication. Because of the misuse of the internet many people believe that there should be some kind of internet censorship, while others are against internet censorship stating that "it is both unnecessary impossible to implement and that because of its nature the internet should be afforded the same freedom and protection as the print media" (Bradsher 2).

People that are in favor of internet censorship believe that the internet in unregulated and that unlike any other form of communication available today is open to abuse and misuse in many different ways. Anyone can use the Internet to send almost any type of data to anyone. This leaves it open to abuse in ways unheard before because data can be transmitted anonymously and secretly. While these people fight for Internet censorship others argue against it. The basic argument made by people who oppose Internet censorship is that it should be granted the same rights as any other means of communication. These people state that the Internet "allows for the first time for everyone in a group to have the same opportunities of engaging in and partaking of debates" (Bradsher 2). It doesn't discriminate against anyone because of sex, religion or race and its open for with disabilities who are very often excluded from other media outlets to access and contribute equally.

The magazine Society states that "the Internet has been shown to be u...

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...regulation, and outlaw the publishing of offensive and obscene information" (Society 39).

Bradsher propses that "the making available of new technologies to parents which block all unwanted sites to ensure their children can 'surf safely'" (4) and that "the introduction of a rating system where each page contains a few bytes of data which identify content type, whether suitable for minors, Christians etc. and would warn those concerned before loading up data" (4).

As a result, Internet censorship is a topic of many debates and those in favor and against it state their own ideas and perceptions of what is appropriate and not appropriate for the benefit of our society.

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Works Cited

Bradsher, Keith. "A no to Internet censors." The New York Times

February 2000: 2-4.

"Internet Censorship Growing" Society July 2000: 37-40.

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