Government Censorship Would Damage The Atmosphere Of The Freedom To Express Ideas On The Internet; Therefore, Government Should Not Encourage Censorship

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essential to give a brief history on the internet.

3.The U.S. government is now trying to pass bills to prevent misuse of the
Net.

II. In order to understand the need for the ever-growing body of
legislation, it is important to explore the controversy, and the current
problems involved with the Net as it exists must be introduced.

1. The problem that concerns most people is offensive materials such as
pornography.

2. Another crucial internet crime is the stealing of credit card numbers.

III. One reaction to this inapplicability has been the "Censor the Net"
approach (the censorship bill), we are now to compare its advantages and
disadvantages.

1. First, the meaning of "Censoring the Net" must be explained.

2. However, many experts have pointed out that government censorship is not
possible.

1. First, it is not fair to exclude the freedom and damage the atmosphere
of freely expressing ideas just for the safety of children.

2. Most internet users are enjoying their freedom of ...

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children.

3. Another technological fix is for parents and guardians to have a
separate "proxy server" for their children’s web browser.

4. There are no computer programs to automatically and reliably classify
material; only people can do it. As a result, while practicing
technological fixes, the classification of the contents of the material
when posting is very important.

5. Nowadays, most internet users classify their postings with standard
categories, and leave signatures at the end of postings.

6. The combination of the installation of censoring software and the
classification of materials is a much better solution than government
censorship.

Conclusion

The Internet is a ...

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