The internet has provided a place where people can exchange ideas freely, chat in rooms, exchange file such as music, photos and even videos. People can hold videos conference call via internet from any location. All these happen in real time and at very low costs. That is why the internet is regarded as one of the greatest inventions of our time. Regardless of the many benefits that the internet has, it has its side. Misuse of the Internet by some individuals had led to some serious negative implications. For instance pornographic sites, lewd materials, sex chat rooms and perpetuation of hate speech online, I strongly believe that the above mentioned content should be restricted on the internet .
With a computer internet connectivity and little computer literacy, anyone can access the internet regardless of their age, race, ethnicity or physical location. This convenience comes with a price to pay especially in families. With a lot of unsuitable websites and blogs that freely air their nude pictures galleries and large databases of pornographic videos children below the ages of eighteen are accessing these porn sites, watching porn videos and even downloading them to share ad exchange with their friends and classmates. Pornographic materials is known to corrode one's thinking and it only gets worse when the person in question is a juvenile. Pornography has a corrupting impact on family's religious and traditional values. This is a fact and can never be over emphasized. The access of pornography online has been increasing over time and this has only fueled the emergence of new pornographic websites to meet this ever-rising demand. Pornography is yet to be proven to have a direct effect on the viewer but psychologists are of the opining that watching pornography overtime makes one a sex addict. In addition, a regular porn addict may practice sexual offenses such as rape. Porn also has a hand in stimulating the prostitution industry as viewers run to prostitutes to ˜quench their thirst'.
