SEX in the Net! A social and ethical essay task designed to provide students with a broader insight into both the Internet and computer ethics. Since the beginning of time, men and women have fantasised over ... , however when it comes to censoring material which goes all over the world, a balance must be found between the censorship laws of all the countries that are hooked into the net. Here a problem arises, because Denmark has no censorship of pornography, so obviously they are going to be somewhat annoyed if it is banned from the Internet since their laws state ... ...

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... material. Even with this new law in effect many people are still trying and some are succeeding at censoring the Internet. They are creating schemes to block and rate the net. A meeting recently took place at the White House about this subject. Several industry leaders and the government agreed to try to originate a variety of systems to block and regulate controversial ... ...

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... Online and Internet Addiction (netaddiction.com), states that nearly 6% of over 17,000 respondents in an online survey met the criteria for compulsive Internet use and 30% use the Net to escape from negative feelings. This article states there are five particular types of Internet addiction: 1. Cybersexual Addiction-people involved in pornography or in adult role play chat rooms 2. ... Cyber-Relational Addiction-on line friends become more important than real life relations with family and friends 3. Net gaming-it encompasses different behaviors such as gaming, shopping, or stock trading...

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... rooms. Who does the responsibility belong to? The parents should be the ones that are responsible for what their children view on the Internet. The net itself can be very valuable if used as a tool for learning. In the group Families Against Internet Censorship, they understand the concept of parental filtering ... you maximize the world's resources from inside the comforts of home? I know that a young teenager can productively use this information. I have been using the net for about eight years for my reports and personal knowledge quests. My father would check on me every now and again...

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... rooms. Who does the responsibility belong to? The parents should be the ones that are responsible for what their children view on the Internet. The net itself can be very valuable if used as a tool for learning. In the group Families Against Internet Censorship, they understand the concept of parental filtering ... you maximize the world's resources from inside the comforts of home? I know that a young teenager can productively use this information. I have been using the net for about eight years for my reports and personal knowledge quests. My father would check on me every now and again...

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The Internet and Child Pornography Everyday millions of people get on their computers and surf the net. We can access things that are thousands of miles away in less than a minute. The Internet has made everything convenient to the ... the growth being so strong it is everywhere and has become hard to adequately control. It is probable to say that anyone who has been on the net long enough, regardless of age, will come across Internet pornography. Proprietors of Internet pornography are in business to make money, and will do anything to ... exploitation, pornography, hate literature, excess...

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... the CDA, is an Act that aims to remove indecent or dangerous text, lewd images, and other things deemed inappropriate from public areas of the net. The CDA is mainly out to protect children. In the beginning, the anonymity of the Internet caused it to become a haven for the free ... trading of pornography. This is mainly what gives the Internet a bad name. There is also information on the Net that could be harmful to children. Information on how to make home-made explosives and similar info such as The Jolly Rodgers and the Anarchist's ... Cookbook are easily obtained on the Net. Pedop...

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... children? Whose responsibility is it to ensure their safety? Should the government, parents, or Internet service providers take charge of controlling the net? Sad as it is, the freedom that sparks creativity, and the exchange of ideas on the net, also opens door to danger. Among the dangers, are exploitation of children that potentially makes them victims of both sex and violence ... parents stood out as having the most responsibility for keeping their children safe. In the past, parents did not do a great deal to watch their children while surfing on the net because there was little if...

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... pornography's popularity and the growth being so strong it is everywhere and has become hard to effectively control. It is feasible to say that anyone who has been on the net long enough, regardless of age, will come across Internet pornography. Owners of Internet pornography are in business to make money, and will do anything to achieve this. They advertise their ... be taught about exploitation, pornography, hate literature, excessive violence and other issues that concern them. One way that this can be controlled by using software designed to block offensive materials. Net Nanny is o...

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... Internet is a vast, anarchic forum uncontrolled and uncontrollable" (Carr 603). This is not true though. The internet may be vast and seemingly uncontrollable but there are programs available such as Net Nanny and other filtering software that can be installed on home computers to prohibit access to certain sites deemed unfit for children to look at. These programs use a predetermined list ... added to the internet every day, the programs have to be constantly updated, meaning there may be sites that can slip through a digital loophole. Net Nanny is an example of one of these filtering ...

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... Amendment Approved by Senate." Jim Exon News. 14 June 1995. Exon, James J., and Dan Coats. Letter to United States Senators. 27 July 1995. Gaffin, Adam. "Are Firms Liable For Employee Net Postings?" Network World. Dialog Magazine Database, 042574. 20 Feb. 1995, 8. Gibbs, Mark. "Congress 'Crazies' Want To Carve Up Telecom." Network World. Dialog Magazine Database, 039436. 12 Sept. 1994, 37. Horowitz ... , Mark. "Finding History On The Net." American Heritage. Oct. 1995, 38. Laberis, Bill. "The Price of Freedom." Computerworld. Dialog Magazine Database, 036777. 25 Apr. 1994, 34. Messmer, E...

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... or sex. No pop-up on your screen, don't worry pornographic material is still easy to obtain. Type a key word into any search engine and the engine will search the net for topics related to that word or idea. Like sex, if you ask the computer to search the web for anything related to sex, then of course you will be ... proven to develop disrespectful attitudes toward women. The bottom line is that pornography is much too easy to conceive. If anyone at any time has the ability to surf the net, then of course people will look at pornography. What you have to ask yourself is do you want you...

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... proceed if you feel you might be offended by its content. Should this type of website be available to young children, or should kids have the right to surf the net free of fear? An act has been passed requiring public libraries to filter content that may be harmful or offensive. That act is the CIPA, Children's Internet Protection Act. The ... the filtering software would take precedence and shut down the browser. As a matter of fact the computers issued to students in this Digital Arts program here at Thompson Institute have a net filter installed on them. This very filter has made man...

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... communication on the Internet (Bender). This movement has granted censors the right to pick at the Internet as they please. Unfortunately for society, this act was passed by "an admittedly Net-illiterate Congress" (Quittner). The problems with the Internet and censorship are caused mainly by the pornographic sites. Parents do not want their children to see smut. To prevent this, many ... , led by John Lindsay of Kingston University, attempted to replicate reports and accidentally find things, and failed (Lindsay). A person not looking for these sites is relatively safe when surfing the n...

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... , messages can be spread at great speed with a touch of a button. Racists and supremacist groups have discovered this and are making full advantage of this. " racists have discovered that the Net is a marvelous way to get their message out to a huge audience at low costs-(Quittner 53). Also, because of the power of the Internet, some facts and news headlines that ... ...

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... sexuality without fear of being unaccepted. Suicide rates among young homosexuals are high when compared to heterosexuals. A study at The University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) (http://www.camh.net/crosscurrents/crosscurrentsv6no2/research_update.html) stated "suicide attempts among homosexuals is three times higher than that of normal males: 12 percent compared to 3 or 4 percent -- and that those killing themselves ... ...

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... , 3; 6, 4; 4, 5 6. 32 children watch television for 4 hours; 15, 5 hours; 27, 3 hours; 12, 4 hours; 6, 7 hours; 16, 1 hour; 10, 12 hours; 10, 6 hours; 1, 14 hours; 1, all day; 3, blank; 1, 8 hours. 7. 32 children surf the Net for ½ hour; 26, 1 hour; 18, 5 hours; 16, 3 hours; 10, 4hours; 4, 8 hours; 8, 2 hours; 15, blank; 5 never surfed the Internet 8. 28 parents felt that their children were adjusting well with school and ... ...

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... problem is by parental censoring. There is a myth that "the Internet is a vast, anarchic forum uncontrolled and uncontrollable" (603). This is not true because there are programs available such as Net Nanny and other filtering software that can be installed on home computers to prohibit access to certain sites deemed unfit for children to look at. This is the first possible ... ...

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