Pros And Cons Of Internet Censorship
“In 2001, the International Telecommunication Union calculated that, approximately 2.3 billion people had internet access at the end of that year. Since then, the percentage of people using the internet around the world has continued to grow” (Li 2). Censoring the internet has been a hot topic for quite a while now. Many people believe that censoring the web isn’t a good thing because of certain laws and rights we have as citizens. The internet has some cons but it also has many pros. The downside of the censorship is that the truth is blocked out and it violates our freedom of speech. On the other hand, censorship of the internet can reduce the numbers or even stop human trafficking, prevent identity theft, stop cyber bullying and so much
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Censoring the internet doesn’t allow individuals to know the truth about the world we live in. Also, it contradicts with our law of freedom of speech. Critics argue that if we’re blind to the world, it’s more dangerous than living in a world of truth. “Critics also say that by implementing a law on internet censorship, abusive government officials will get away with their wrong practices such as abuse of power and corruption” (Green Garage). Even though that might be true, the government will always do whatever it takes to hide certain information that could break them. In the end censoring the web will always be a tough topic to debate about. Experts have made very important points on why we shouldn’t censor the web but I still believe censoring it will be a huge advancement to everyone. Censoring the web prevents human trafficking, cyber bullying and stops identity theft. It also ends things like the black market and the other illegal activities. The list of upsides that censoring the web has can go on forever. I think everyone can agree though that saving people lives and stopping criminals in the act is way more important than some “truth” that might be hidden from us. Censoring the internet will either make or break this world and in the end we have to decide whether it’s worth finding
Censoring the internet doesn’t allow individuals to know the truth about the world we live in. Also, it contradicts with our law of freedom of speech. Critics argue that if we’re blind to the world, it’s more dangerous than living in a world of truth. “Critics also say that by implementing a law on internet censorship, abusive government officials will get away with their wrong practices such as abuse of power and corruption” (Green Garage). Even though that might be true, the government will always do whatever it takes to hide certain information that could break them. In the end censoring the web will always be a tough topic to debate about. Experts have made very important points on why we shouldn’t censor the web but I still believe censoring it will be a huge advancement to everyone. Censoring the web prevents human trafficking, cyber bullying and stops identity theft. It also ends things like the black market and the other illegal activities. The list of upsides that censoring the web has can go on forever. I think everyone can agree though that saving people lives and stopping criminals in the act is way more important than some “truth” that might be hidden from us. Censoring the internet will either make or break this world and in the end we have to decide whether it’s worth finding