Internet And Censorship

The Internet has developed into a vast basin of knowledge with many users contributing to its growth. With the growth of the Internet, many people have seen is as a source to express one's ideas to the public. Some would even view the Internet as a virtual community, and say it is a democracy. People argue that with such free will, the Internet should be censored to protect children from pornography. However, there's a bigger issue at hand than pornography. There are people who do not live under a 1st amendment and they use the Internet as an outlet to express their ideas and to incorporate ideas from others. I believe that censorship on the Internet is wrong because obstruct other ...

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not just the United States. Not all countries have the privilege of living in a democracy and under the Bill of Rights. As a result, the Internet as brought newfound freedom to most people who are oppressed by tyrannical governments, or those that disagree with governments but are not allowed to express it. People in these countries can now be exposed to views that they haven't thought about, or views that they have thought about but were afraid to express them. As stated in Net Benefit, "When we asked the participants, 30 percent said they were unable to access events like this in their nation's media" (Durkan, pars. 6).
Since the Internet is a virtual community, it should be treated specially and shouldn't be censored for the convenience of the anti-pornography, religious zealots. Other nation leaders could use the censorship of the Internet as a weapon against the people who oppose them or have an opposing view. The government of these countries could use censorship ...

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Added: 9/17/2007 08:53:35 AM
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