" Monitoring internet content has been a widely debated topic as of late. Some governmental agencies think monitoring internet activity could help identify and stop potential terrorist attacks‚ but others argue that doing so invades personal privacy. There is also the issue of freedom of speech when monitoring internet content. The First Amendment guarantees U.S. citizens to freely state their ideas without risk of censorship‚ retaliation‚ or sanction. This does not protect people who speak in
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Everyone has rights and everyone is unique. Everyone is an individual. Should the government have the right to take that away from us. Just because they have power does not mean they should have the power to take away our freedom‚ right to have hopes and dreams. To be able to think our own thoughts and to worry about us‚ ourself. The individual‚ only one person. To take away the right to worry about how appear to others in our community. The government should not have the power to take our individuality
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Qing Yuan ESL114 Section G Ryan Salvador May 3‚ 2012 Should the Chinese government ban the internet censorship? Since the birth of internet‚ people have been bombarded with different kind of information every day. Internet is a network that connects the data of different private computer networks and organizational computer groups from people or organizations around the world (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). As a result‚ people are looking forward to having access to any kind of websites of their
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seizing the file-sharing site MegaUpload.com. This is just one example of the internet standing up for its rights‚ as has been demonstrated so dramatically by recent online protests or “blackouts.” The government attempting to censor the Internet on copyright grounds is shamefully unconstitutional‚ not to mention nearly impossible. This essay aims to provide a clear insight into why government censorship of the internet would be in stark violation of citizen’s freedom of speech‚ freedom of information
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books are a rarity now. It is in fact less common to come across a book you are not allowed to read and when you do come across a censored book it’s usually banned or challenged by a school. This raises. the question; what motivates governments and schools to censor books? Especially fascinating books such as The Great Gatsby‚ The Diary of a Young Girl‚ and To Kill a Mockingbird. In the summer of 1924 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby‚ an enchanting novel about the disillusions of
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The main focus of the government during wartime is winning the war‚ it makes sense that the government would want to keep ideas that may cause problems for the war effort to the minimum. While it does rub people the wrong way to have their rights reduced‚ it is necessary for the government to want to win a war. Opposing the war effort may lead to more casualties than supporting the draft. Therefore‚ rights should be limited during times of war because the danger that some forms of speech create can
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Tittle: Should the government regulate the Internet more strictly Should the government regulate the Internet more strictly? It is no exaggeration to say that the Internet has changed the world. Today‚ we can get all kinds of information from around the world through the Internet and life in the world easy to communicate with others. Therefore‚ the Internet seems to be at first glance dream tool. However‚ the Internet is not always a bright side. It can be harmful‚ when we use it and little
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The Government Should Control Internet Usage For Teenagers Lonny Since the popping-up of the Internet during the last century‚ the number of Internet users has continued to increase. This is especially true over the past decade—Internet populations have skyrocketed. Nowadays‚ there are more than 2.4 billion people—over a third of the world’s human population—have used the services of the Internet. The majority
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the Internet Equals Violation There is controversy over to what extent the government may monitor internet content. The federal government may not monitor internet content however‚ the state government and local governments may monitor internet content only for the safety of the user. However‚ charging citizens for internet crimes are usually ruled unconstitutional. In addition‚ monitoring internet content violates Amendment IV and previous precedents. Ultimately‚ the state government has
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"People use the internet as a database for their most private information. A large number of citizens use digital banking‚ complete their taxes on the internet‚ and may even upload private family information for various reasons. Although the internet is regularly used as a means of sharing with friends and family‚ as well as a more efficient way to perform daily activities‚ it is commonly perceived as unsafe. Many people realize that access to the internet can result in many different consequences
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