Essays Tagged: "Internet censorship"

Censorship in America

n getting a hold of magazines, videos and other pornographic materials. With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web it has become even more of a challenge to prevent children from bein ... s equipped with on-line services can view such magazines with relative ease. Although, studies show Internet pornography only represents a small portion of Internet traffic it still is quite effortles ...

(3 pages) 116 0 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Censorship on the Internet

Five years after the first world wide web was launched at the end of 1991, The Internet has become very popular in the United States. Although President Clinton already signed the ... nresolved. In fact, censorship in cyberspace is unconscionable and impossible. Trying to censor the Internet its problematic because the net is an international issue, there is no standard for judging ... judging materials, and censorship is an abridgment of democratic spirit.Firstly, censorship on the Internet is an international issue. The Internet was constructed by the U.S. military since 1960s, b ...

(4 pages) 104 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Is Censorship Wrong and Cynical? Censorship opinion essay

Is Censorship Wrong and Cynical?Music, movies, and books should not be censored. Authors deliberately c ... censored. Authors deliberately create to express themselves through these things. In consequence of censorship, the public would not be able to receive the main idea of the product for which it was in ... society would be prohibited to hear what the author or artist is trying to convey. Naturally, when censorship is employed, the product is altered from its original purpose. The creator now views its ...

(1 pages) 82 0 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Explains and combats censorship in class rooms and libraries. Fantasy vs. real life. Sexual material in school libraries. Most banned books. Huckleberry Finn.

ere censorship is justifiable. The censorship of books is a division of censorship that, apart from Internet censorship, receives the most publicity. Banning books is the most popular form of such cen ... ic sexual content, I would not be surprised if it was censored extensively or even removed from the Internet sites it is currently on. I do believe when censorship is used, it must be used with common ...

(3 pages) 93 1 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

The Cyber Playground: Is It Safe for Our Children?

Cyber Playground:Is It Safe for Our Children?Christina Long, a sixth grader from Danbury, used the internet frequently without appropriate parental supervision. One day she met a 25-year-old Brazilia ... ion. One day she met a 25-year-old Brazilian male named Saul Dos Reis who lived in Greenwich on the internet. They met in person and she was killed during sex. Police said that the result of the autop ...

(4 pages) 60 0 0.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

This essay deals more with the negative side of the internet and how censorship should be dealt with concerning others especially children.

With newer technology comes a price and with the internet it is our children's innocence. A huge problem concerning the internet from the time it fir ... rning the internet from the time it first began has been the issue of inappropriate material on the internet, a large part of which is child pornography. This has initiated a need for regulation which ... phy. This has initiated a need for regulation which prevents this kind of material appearing on the internet. Censorship in one form or another is the only way the internet can be saved from becoming ...

(5 pages) 145 0 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Internet censorship and its role in protecting our societys addolecent community.

The internet has become quite popular as a method to communicate with in today?s modern day society. Ret ... urpose is for personal benefit or entertainment has been revolutionized by this medium. However the internet faces major problems with society?s generational hierarchy, as this information may not be ... enerational hierarchy, as this information may not be intended for everyone in society to view. The internet has removed the walls from our homes allowing faceless people to communicate with us withou ...

(3 pages) 85 0 2.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

For and Against have a Proxy Server in UAE. what are the reasons for both?

to have a proxy server to ban sites that has inappropriate issues.The UAE government has advocated Internet censorship via a proxy service maintained by Etisalat. The proxy refuses access to URLs req ... rial.In many ways, the cultural and religious underpinnings of the UAE have directed the course for Internet censorship. The Emirians have requested that safeguards be put on the internet. Many citize ...

(1 pages) 29 0 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Internet censorship.

Should it be illegal to publish literature with "indecent" content on the Internet but perfectly legal to publish that same work in print? This question has spawned the debat ... ates Congress as well as in other political forums around the world. The question as to whether the Internet should be censored will continue to be debated for many years to come. As with any politica ... ed will continue to be debated for many years to come. As with any political topic, the debate over Internet censorship has its extremes. Many proponents of Internet censorship want strict control ove ...

(14 pages) 269 1 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Internet Censorship

, issues come up daily that seem to test the strength and integrity of our sacred Constitution. The Internet, for example, has caused more controversy than anything we have ever seen. The biggest issu ... nment and other organizations are trying to take our First Amendment right from us by censoring the Internet, but it is up to us to become educated and decide for ourselves if it is helping or hurting ...

(2 pages) 29 0 3.3 Jul/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

The freedom of speech

Censorship of the Internet is UnconstitutionalThe freedom of speech that was possible on theInternet could now be subj ... estrict political expression, in the name ofsecurity and social stability. It requires users of the Internet andelectronic mail (e-mail) to register, so that it may monitor theiractivities.9 In the Un ... or theiractivities.9 In the United Kingdom, state secrets and personal attacks areoff limits on the Internet. Laws are strict and the government isextremely interested in regulating the Intern et with ...

(8 pages) 92 0 3.3 Sep/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

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t we have EVERY right to express our opinions. This is in the interest of free speech and to combat Internet censorship." (This is what one page I came across said.) There are over 550 web sites ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Censorship

Censorship I think that censorship is a serious issue. I also believe that people take censorship se ... hat people take censorship serious in many cases but in other cases it is not taken very seriously. Censorship can also be both good to us and bad to us.Many things such as T.V. shows, movies, music, ... tention to the teacher.Many books have been censoored right out of school. I think that this is one censorship that is bad. Books help to educate students about many things. They show us what life is ...

(1 pages) 12 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Internet Censorship

INTERNET CENSORSHIP I think easy internet access to young children should be restricted beca ... ost anyone can have access to those places. A good example is the libraries that have access to the internet. When the children are using these kind of libraries they are exposed to pornography, becau ... e exposed to pornography, because they don't just find important information but they wonder on the internet and can find sexualy explicit material. I think public libraries that offer internet access ...

(3 pages) 41 0 5.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Censorship

is an essential and needed part of our growing society, it's needed in the television industry, the Internet, and the music industry. Censorship helps to make our world a better place because it creat ... e censorship laws and regulations most be stricter then the currently are. Censorship on the Internet is a very important issue but it currently does not really exist because it cost to much mo ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Censoship

Censorship Our society has become to focused on censorship and has not focused enough on the ... vision the main focus is on what the programmers can and cannot get away with. The society has made censorship to important and while doing this they lose track of what is really important. Some scene ... and we might notice our own sins and try to do something about them. In the end I think that censorship is holding us back as a society and it is keeping us from bettering our selves. I say "le ...

(1 pages) 994 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Censoship

Censorship Our society has become to focused on censorship and has not focused enough on the ... vision the main focus is on what the programmers can and cannot get away with. The society has made censorship to important and while doing this they lose track of what is really important. Some scene ... and we might notice our own sins and try to do something about them. In the end I think that censorship is holding us back as a society and it is keeping us from bettering our selves. I say "le ...

(1 pages) 904 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Internet Censorship

Should the internet be censored ? The internet is a wonderful place for entertainment and education,but, like a ... ions of people, it has some pecularities that lead to a lot of talking and arguing over, should the internet be censored? Most of people who use the internet are furious about the censorship on the in ... e furious about the censorship on the internet. The issue of whether is it necessary to censor th e internet is being argued all over the world. The internet should not be censored mainly for two reas ...

(3 pages) 34 0 4.5 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Policing the Web

hout our entire history. Censorship is the act of examining and expurgating material. Recently, the internet has become the latest target of censorship. The government is looking into policing the int ... is and is not censored from the American public. If the U.S. government attains the right to censor internet content, it will be an egregious invasion of our First Amendment rights, and a flagrant ste ...

(11 pages) 20 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

In response to the prompt: "We're not morons": governments should butt out of young people's lives.

lia, are most lacking are not associated with our freedom to drink alcohol. They are not related to internet censorship. They circumvent curfews and P Plate restrictions. They are more important than ...

(4 pages) 1517 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights