INTERNET The Internet links people together via computer terminals and telephone lines (and in some cases wireless radio connections) in a web of networks and shared software. ... At either level, the World Wide Web poses clear dangers to children. ... There are millions of web pages dealing with a wide variety of subject matter available on the World Wide Web and more pages are being uploaded daily. ... Although regulations have been placed on web sites that offer sexual content, most of these sites can still be accessed without a credit card. ... Grooves state that onc...

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One person should not be withheld from media or information on the web because the website could be accessed by minors. ... The myShield servers act as filters between its users and the World Wide Web" (Coventry, 2002). ... Conclusion With the growing number of Internet users on the world wide web, Internet security issues must be addressed by the Government. These issues include the privacy security of individual users and the protection of minors using the web to access information that is sexually explicit or violent. ...

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The Internet provides three major services to its users: E-mail, Usenet News and the World Wide Web (WWW). ... The World Wide Web is the resource most people refer to as "The Internet". ... With around 31.4 million readers and 1.6 million sites in January 1997, the World Wide Web is easily the largest worldwide mass communications medium. ... ChatBlock, blocks access to Web-based chat sites and all Internet Relay Chat servers. ...

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You can't argue that our world wide web is a source of corruption; neither can you say that it was the best invention ever. ... Ever since the Internet appeared on the scene, web-related jobs have sprung up, online shopping was created, companies such as AOL and Yahoo came into being, and a whole new dimension of economy took shape. ...

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However both of these engines have over 60 million cataloged web pages. Although this material makes up less that 1% of all messages on USENET or pages on the world-wide-web, that is still a staggering number as there are millions of messages and web-pages on the internet. ...

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"Protecting Our Children from Internet Smut: Moral Duty or Moral Panic?" Julia Wilkins" article Protecting our Children from Internet Smut: Moral Duty or Moral Panic? which appeared in the September/October issue of The Humanist is an argument for the idea that the media (epically magazines) fue...

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Analyzing earlier societies, Van Der Leun reveals the artistic aspect of pornography to Neolithic paintings, comparing similar modern day images to that of "prehistoric sculptures of females with pendulous breasts and very wide hips" (Van Der Leun 476). ... "Sex has come rocketing out of the closet and into terminals of anyone smart enough to boot up FreeTerm." (478) Making reference to the intelligence level needed to access pornographic images on the internet, Van Der Leun points out that not much intellect is necessary to view the graphics that are available on the web. ... This age span de...

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