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    Politics October 30 2017 Censorship The internet is a vast database that allows for the entire world to be connected. However most people while surfing the internet have come across a censored page, or a website saying that this site has been “legally” blocked by the government. Censorship is defined as the suppression or prohibition of free speech by preventing a person from saying what they want to say. Typically in modern society, censorship takes place on the internet when certain items are deemed

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    Censorship the Freedom of the Internet? The government controls much of what we can and can’t do, and also how and when we do it. For instance “taxes”, we all have to pay a certain amount to the government on a specific day where the IRS and their officials can determine how much we have to pay. The state control our cars through smog checks and how fast we can drive on the roads through tickets and fines. When the government has all of this control over us, should we give them more power? A power

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    Internet Censorship Used Around The World Some people wonder who came up with the idea of internet censorship. Other people want to know which countries use it. Some ponder over the idea of what really is internet censorship. Internet censorship is controlling what can be viewed, and which sites can be used on the internet. Some things about internet censorship are countries that use it, and who started the idea of it. There are lots of countries that use internet censorship. A few of them are China

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    Internet censorship is the use of filters or ‘blocks’ to control what is published, access and viewed across the internet. It is used by parents, organisations such as schools and corporations and governments to restrict what their citizen’s access and post online. Internet censorship has occurred since the early days of the public internet, where governments around the world have attempted to address the issue of illegal material, political propaganda, harmful material or content deemed unsuitable

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    Internet Censorship

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    The internet, as it stands, is open and mostly untouched by the United States government. Instead, massive companies like Google and Facebook dictate the current state of the internet in order to achieve huge profits while risking security and privacy for its users. Google and Facebook sell personal information to advertisers and marketers to earn their revenue. This practice is harmful to each and every user of the internet, over one billion people. When private companies are left to their own,

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    Censorship is a prevalent form of concealing fundamental information to the public, and has been imposed by governments throughout history. The effectiveness of censorship is called to question when one discerns that there is crucial information missing. Individuals want to know about what is going on in the world - they want to know the truth. In today’s technologically advanced society, censorship on the Internet is a difficult task to perform due to the complexities of IP banning, Internet relations

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    Censorship comes in many forms and for a lot of different reasons but when it comes to the internet, for the most part it is beneficial. It can provide security for sensitive material. The things that minors are exposed to can be limited. Also you can make sure that it is not used to cause chaos. Furthermore it would seem to be a beneficial part of online life. It can provide security for important documents and conversations. Internet censorship can help with cyber security when important information

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    The internet should not be censored for violent and sexual content. Parents should trust their children and hold them to the honor system. Additionally, internet censorship may lead to a reduced amount of creativity and collaboration. Internet censorship would affect the public immensely as it is a direct violation of the public’s right to express themselves in whatever manner they choose. Parents should trust their children and hold them to the honor system when it comes to using public resources

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    When discussing internet censorship, one of the major concerns is what children can see on the internet. Internet censorship was a huge deal during the 1990’s and early 2000’s and it still is to this very day. The internet back then was much different than it is today. Back then, we could only access the internet from a computer and most people didn’t own one back then. Nowadays, most people have multiple computers and a cell phone that can access the internet. It was easier for parents to control

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    Internet Censorship in China Essay

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    among numerous other sites, regularly. The internet is open and uncensored for the most part, other than parental controls. In China, most, if not all of those types of sites are or have been blocked. As in, you could not go to them, unless you found some way around the web filters and firewalls the Chinese government runs in their country. While China defends their practice of internet censorship, based on “protecting” the people, heavy internet censorship is a block to free speech and impedes economic

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