Internet
Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………….1
-Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2-3
-Issues in China…………………………………………………………………………………………………..3-6 -Issues in Syria……………………………………………………………………………………………………6-7 -Issues in Korea.....................................................................................................7-9 -Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 -Work Cited………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
Online or internet censorship is the control of publishing of and also accessing of information through the internet. These rules and regulations are mainly carried out by governments or by local organizations. The internet has become such a large source of information over the past decade or two. It is said there are over two million new internet users per month. As more users get a grasp of the internet and become familiar with it the potential of the content grows at an uncontrollable rate. The reason why we say uncontrollable is because sometimes there is no control of what gets put on the internet and almost everything can be found through internet. With this rapid growth of the internet the question rapidly comes up weather if there should be any restrictions on what can be seen or what cannot be seen on the web. Some say yes there should be while others say no.
Freedom of speech is violated
The internet has become one of the largest sources of information over the past decades. It has become a part of our everyday life. Almost everything can be placed on the internet and everyone is free to see it. People use the internet for different reasons with either good or bad intensions. What might seem right to one might seem wrong to another, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Some countries use online censorship to limit people’s expressions. Online censorship violates the first Amendment, which is the freedom of speech. It has been an issue and will
-Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2-3
-Issues in China…………………………………………………………………………………………………..3-6 -Issues in Syria……………………………………………………………………………………………………6-7 -Issues in Korea.....................................................................................................7-9 -Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 -Work Cited………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
Online or internet censorship is the control of publishing of and also accessing of information through the internet. These rules and regulations are mainly carried out by governments or by local organizations. The internet has become such a large source of information over the past decade or two. It is said there are over two million new internet users per month. As more users get a grasp of the internet and become familiar with it the potential of the content grows at an uncontrollable rate. The reason why we say uncontrollable is because sometimes there is no control of what gets put on the internet and almost everything can be found through internet. With this rapid growth of the internet the question rapidly comes up weather if there should be any restrictions on what can be seen or what cannot be seen on the web. Some say yes there should be while others say no.
Freedom of speech is violated
The internet has become one of the largest sources of information over the past decades. It has become a part of our everyday life. Almost everything can be placed on the internet and everyone is free to see it. People use the internet for different reasons with either good or bad intensions. What might seem right to one might seem wrong to another, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Some countries use online censorship to limit people’s expressions. Online censorship violates the first Amendment, which is the freedom of speech. It has been an issue and will
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