The battle over the internet has been going on for a long time.. People have debated whether the internet is a domain controlled by the government‚ or a free land populated by memes and emails. Before you choose‚ know this. The internet was invented to share information; specifically research and development for science and the military. Now it has grown into a tool which allows social networking‚ information transfer‚ business‚ shopping‚ and so much more‚ all which has contributed to globalization
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There are 3.2 billion people on the internet. What is your digital footprint? One part of being respectful on the internet is being respectful of other people‚ and keeping your location off. However‚ always be skeptical‚ not all people are who they say they are. In addition‚ always be polite‚ especially when you haven’t met the person before. Although there are disrespectful people on the internet‚ the amount of respectful people on the internet is still very high because there are respectful‚
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What is Internet? The Internet is a massive network of networks‚ a networking infrastructure. It connects millions of computers together globally‚ forming a network in which any computer can communicate with any other computer as long as they are both connected to the Internet. Information that travels over the Internet does so via a variety of languages known as protocols. What is Censorship? Censorship is suppression of speech or other communication which may be considered objectionable‚ harmful
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using both censorship and surveillance as weapons to maintain its power. Not only applicable to most notable contents as pornography‚ corruption and anarchy‚ but also‚ with the evolution of the cyber world‚ censorship in China has risen up to a higher level: cyber-censorship and cyber-surveillance through the Great Firewall. The Great Firewall The current situation The Great Firewall of China is a surveillance program of the incoming and outgoing Internet flows‚ and a cyber censorship tool. The
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discussions regarding “Censorship of the Internet”‚ explain how Censorship can work in some instances but in others it can be a detriment to society. Introduction Since electronic devices such as computer‚ smart phone and tablet have generalised and the number of internet users is getting bigger‚ internet contains tremendous amount of information from trivial one to even significant information that could occur a social problem. Every information is exposed through the internet and people could
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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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Reflection According to the article “The Internet police in China: regulation‚ scope and myths” wrote by Xiaoyan Chen and Peng Hwa Ang‚ the authors focused on the analysis of the Chinese Internet censorship and the role of the internet police in China. With the emergence and the development of the Internet‚ the number of Internet users grew rapidly in China and reached 384 million in 2009‚ which is larger than the US Internet users. In order to keep the Internet community in order‚ the Chinese government
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The Internet is an amazing place where people can communicate‚ transfer and research information‚ and find entertainment sites. It also allows freedoms that major media enterprises did not have. The concern with the Internet is it contains sites that are not appropriate for children. Some people believe the Internet should be free from censorship while other argue the Internet should be controlled. We all want the Internet to be fun and safe place where everyone can go and enjoy the great benefits
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Censorship on the Internet Five years after the first world wide web was launched at the end of 1991‚ The Internet has become very popular in the United States. Although President Clinton already signed the 1996 Telecommunication ActI on Thursday Feb 8‚ 1996‚ the censorship issue on the net still remains unresolved. In fact‚ censorship in cyberspace is unconscionable and impossible. Trying to censor the Internet its problematic because the net is an international issue‚ there is no standard for
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sexually explicit materials through the Internet: the university’s president feared that the university could be prosecuted under state pornography laws if it did not control the access. Within the last week Towson State has prevented access to all of the alt.* groups on the Usenet which include alt.binaries.pictures.* which has sexually explicit pictures. Towson State has also included a warning on their home page that there may be pornographic material on the Internet. Pornographic material is not the
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