... up to the Internet.4 There are risks to a child that a parent should consider before allowing the child to access the Internet. Some of the risks include the following: 1. Exposure to material that is sexual, hateful, or violent in nature and the possible encouragement of illegal or dangerous activities. 2. The safety of a child and/or a child's family could be compromised by ... child providing information or arranging to meet a person they have met over the Internet. 3. A child could be exposed , through e-mail or chat/bulletin board messages, to disturbing, demeaning, or aggressive ma...

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... cover themselves from head to toe, only revealing their eyes. The media has been bombarded with criticism, overwhelmingly from the female community, relative to the amount of sexually explicit material that is published in magazines and that appears on television and in the cinemas. A common argument against pornography is that the media portrays women as being nothing more than sexual ... directly increasing their ratings). Although it is obvious that pornography is largely a male interest, a noted increase in female interest would certainly cause an increase in the amount of pornograp...

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... buy images of sex at any corner store drugstore or supermarket. It has grown to the point were stores specialize in the sell of sexual oriented material. These store make thousands of dollars off of sexual explicit items that show men and women professionally performing sexual acts. Images of humiliation, control, ... control is another major reason for rape. This type of rape is called a power rape. Pornography is known to illustrate that the women in the material love being abused and love being taken advantage of by a powerful man. There are other scenarios in which promote anger rape...

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... cover themselves from head to toe, only revealing their eyes. The media has been bombarded with criticism, overwhelmingly from the female community, relative to the amount of sexually explicit material that is published in magazines and that appears on television and in the cinemas. A common argument against pornography is that the media portrays women as being nothing more than sexual ... directly increasing their ratings). Although it is obvious that pornography is largely a male interest, a noted increase in female interest would certainly cause an increase in the amount of pornograp...

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... content which could be considered objectionable. Who would be the judge of this content? The government? The public? With the large amount of material on the internet how would the government maintain rule over the content? The first Amendment of the Constitution is written: "Congress shall make ... the liberation of persons of all ages from sexual prejudice and oppression. NAMBLA helps men to have sexual relationships with young boys. Censoring this material would prevent this website from existing, therefore making it more difficult for man/boy love supporters to share information. Thi...

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... relieve stress, enhance their sex lives, or simply as a means of entertainment. One of the easiest and most popular ways of obtaining pornographic material is over the Internet. The only downside is that the Internet is accessible to children; therefore, pornography is accessible to children. While adults ... opposed to the CDA claim because of its ambiguity, the CDA could infringe on American's Constitutional rights. The CDA proposed that anyone sending material classified as obscene to a minor would be penalized and prosecuted under law. The question in debate is who and what would de...

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... relieve stress, enhance their sex lives, or simply as a means of entertainment. One of the easiest and most popular ways of obtaining pornographic material is over the Internet. The only downside is that the Internet is accessible to children; therefore, pornography is accessible to children. While adults ... your web browser. The problem with this is that most pornographic sites do not use adult verification systems. Even if they do, the material can still be sampled before users enter into the site. This is where the problems are; because of Internet pornography's popularity and the ....

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... ] set aside news, sports, and children shows, the study found that nearly two of every three programs (64%) on television include some sexual content. Among those shows that contain sexual material, there is an average of 4.4 scenes per hour with sexual messages consisting of either talk about sex, sexually-related behavior, or a combination of both (Sex On TV, p.49). Therefore, ... giving new meaning to application software. Access to pornography is no longer secretive, awkward, delicate, or expensive. For many users, the addition of computer intelligence to the search for pornographic...

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... 't. People on one end of the spectrum people say that government censorship is the only way to stop children from seeing obscene material and stop it from spreading around the internet. In previous attempts by the government to ban explicit material the effort was deemed unconstitutional. In 1997 ruled in Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union that the Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional ... next censorship bill that went through congress and was signed by then president Bill Clinton was the Child Online Protection Act. It stated that there would be penalties for harmful mate...

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... pornography. Some argue that not all kinds of data should be accessible to all; that is where censorship comes in. Internet censorship includes restriction of access or publication of any material not thought to be appropriate by the censoring party. This can include pornography, news that a government does not want published, offensive language, ideas or anything. The Federal Communications Decency Act ... under 18 years of age ("Can Congress"). The purpose of this law was to protect children and minors. I will not to argue my viewpoints on how "harmful" this kind of material can be to...

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... 30,000 results for the word (Katz 375.) However, with further examination of the first 50 sites listed, a majority of them did not contain pornographic material (Katz 375.) An example of educating children about the culture and language on the internet comes from an article written by Jon Katz. Him and his wife ... not to be taken lightly. Just as importantly, we need to consider the damage that takes its toll on a young person when they encounter pornographic material on the web. Because so many children are the victims of violence, we need to censor the internet for their safety. Ther...

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... increase in child molestation, sexual harassment, and the corresponding increase of business in the pornography industry, pornography is definitely a cause of violence. Pornographic material encourages impractical desires in men that can lead to violent behavior toward women. The Department of Justice estimates one in three females, and one in ... of pornography. Persons become addicted to pornography by repeatedly returning to it for sexual excitement. After watching pornographic material over and over again, consumer's needs heighten for more definite, and shocking material in order to...

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... sexual contact ("hard-core") and depiction of mere nudity or lubricous exhibition ("soft-core"). One notable feminist, scholar and author, Dr. Diana Russell, defines erotica to be, "material that combines sex and/or the exposure of genitals with abuse or degradation in a manner that appears to endorse, condone, or encourage such behavior". By these definitions Erotica is to ... .) For instance, the "plain view" exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement, whereby contraband plainly visible to a law enforcement officer may be seized, does not apply to allegedly obscene material ...

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... Government owns the Internet and has the responsibility to determine who uses it and how it is used. The government must control what information is accessible from its agencies. This material is not lawfully available through the mail or over the telephone, there is no valid reason these perverts should be allowed unimpeded on the Internet. Since our initiative, the industry ... , just as it controls obscenity through the mail or on the phone. Legislative regulations must be made to control information on the Internet because the displaying or distribution of obscene material is illegal...

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... responsibility to determine who uses it and how it is used. The government must control what information is accessible from its agencies. This material is not lawfully available through the mail or over the telephone, there is no valid reason these perverts should be allowed unimpeded on the ... through the mail or on the phone. Legislative regulations must be made to control information on the Internet because the displaying or distribution of obscene material is illegal. The courts have generally held that obscenity is illegal under all circumstances for all ages, while "indecency" is ...

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... readily available as what it is now. Erotic stories, explicit pictures, XXX-rated films and modern day magazines, are all part of the stimulus material which is known as "pornography" or as it is legally put, "obscenity." Is it ethically right for our children to be looking at this erotic ... material at such an early age? Do we have a twisted sense of morals if we support pornography? Or is it just a natural part of life ... where as now, they are finding that the only offence censorship is needed to prevent, is pornography. The US also want to put strict censorship on all obscene mate...

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... single click of a button. One can find information on almost any subject there. Yet many people are trying to censor it. The Internet contains racist thoughts, sexually explicit material and much more inappropriate material. But who is it inappropriate for and why should it be censored? In 1996 the Communications Decency Amendment was passed by congress. This amendment imposed a $100,000 fine ... the Communications Decency Act in the civil case of Reno v. ACLU. This new law states that the Internet deserves the same level of speech protection as books or other printed material. Even wit...

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... that right. Pornography on the internet can be proven harmful to all ages and genders. It is accessible to anyone who is familiar with computer use and internet access. Pornographic material or images can be degrading to both women and men. Much of the content on adult websites could easily influence a young persons perspective on sex and sexuality. Who can log ... the pop-up and automatically you are taken to their site. However this does not account for your age 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...

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... the child will be less likely to look at something he is not supposed to. If a parent does these things and they still think their child is looking at inappropriate material they can check the history of the sites visited to either confirm or deny their suspicions. My experience shows that this can work. If I did a search on a topic and one ... . On the opposite end of the spectrum people say that government censorship is the only way to stop children from seeing obscene material and stop it from spreading around the internet. In previous attempts by the government to ban explicit materi...

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... kids. So as for pornography, yes there is a victim. Kids are victims as they see this pornographic material, which dilutes their minds. Men and women both are also victims, as they become addicted to this material. Some people who may have never seen any pornographic material are also victims. Some people who see pornography become so addicted, that it causes them to want ... ...

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... Heritage Desk Dictionary defines pornography as written or pictorial matter intended to arouse sexual feelings. This definition gives an erotic, innocent explanation to pornography. Diana E. H. Russell defines pornography as material that combines sex and/or the exposure of genitals with abuse or degradation in a manner that appears to endorse, condone, or encourage such behavior. (Violence Against Women, 1999, p. ... 86) I find Russell's definition more fitting, although each piece of pornographic material can offer its own new definition. Russell goes on to describe abusive sexual behav...

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... parents argue that they do not always have enough time to spend with their kids on the Internet. Before the computer age, the only way a person could look at pornographic material was too look in magazines; therefore, you had to be a certain age. In today's world, anybody at any age is able to access this obscene content. In the past, bills ... of 1996 prohibited pornographic images from appearing on the Internet. On the other hand, the Supreme Court said that the law violated the first amendment because the definition of "obscene material" was too vague. Since January 1, 1998, federal ...

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... I am passionate about the subject I chose to write about, and I was not impressed that it was rejected based on that reasoning. (Quite frankly I think it was more an issue of material choice that caused a problem with my school.) Although, I have not personally experienced many things I wrote about, I live in a culture that is directly effected by them, and it is indeed personal ... heavy and real. Depending on individual parenting choices, this post may not be suitable for kids. That's up to you. I always try to be respectful and tactful when writing graphic material, but you can't avo...

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... are already established. I personally do not sit up all night trying to see some naked body in a freaky position. Nevertheless, I do not have a problem if my neighbor looks at pornographic material all day long as long as he does not pressure me with it. You never know where an online neighbor is from. The Internet is neither owned or ran by ... in the honey jar already. The Internet can be one of the most valuable information tools there is in the world today. This valuable tool can also carry very explicit material. If parents do not pay attention to what their children are downloadin...

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... their future, But we can't have a system where if you type in "dog" you get a picture of a woman having sex with a dog!". Obscenities and pornography isn't all of the harmful material on the Internet that children can access. There are sites on how to make a bomb, how to hi-jack a car, and how to use a gun, as well as almost anything ... be. The Internet can be a very safe and helpful resource for children to learn and research. As Rebecca Fairweather said, adults should be more concerned with gearing children towards positive material, than trying to cover up the negative....

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