The internet is the largest communication tool and distributor of information in the world. Concerns over questionable content available on the web such as guns, sex, violence, racism, and child pornography have been increasing over the years. The amount of information available on the internet is endless, but many people use that to their advantage; they do things they would not have the ability to do otherwise. In the next few minutes I will discuss with you the reasons internet censorship should be allowed……… it is the government’s responsibility to control the information allowed on the web, children are accessing material that is barely suitable for adults, and information that is even “illegal to be received through mail and telephone” is being retrieved.
The views over whether or not censorship should exist are exceptionally contradictory; however, it is evident that our country is leaning towards the movement
for censorship. As stated by John Carr in the article Its Time to Tackle Cyber Porn, “the days are over when the internet was the private preserve of academics and computer geeks.” Now that hackers and pornographers have accessed the internet, there is an endless source of illegal material available for anyone’s viewing.
With all the illegal material on the internet, children cannot help but to accidentally or even intentionally wander upon it. Parents are often very concerned about their children being unsupervised on the internet. One of the main contributing factors to the issue of censorship even being brought about is the fact that children are being subjected to this material which even most adults find offensive. What is the point in even having laws about pornography and offensive material being unattainable by children if they can simply obtain it by the click of a button? Furthermore, internet users should
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