Censorship on the Internet

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The paper claims that censorship on the Internet represents one of the greatest threats to the integrity and usefulness of the Internet as a medium for the exchange of information. The paper argues against totalitarian and repressive regimes controlling their citizenry by means of censorship. It further argues against those that wish to foist their own morals on others by limiting the access individuals have to pornographic material. The paper asserts that censorship is a practice that is exacted by the powerful upon the weak to forward some agenda. The paper contends that as a practice, censorship should be eliminated on the Internet or, at the very least, reduced at every opportunity.

From the Paper:

"The growing ubiquity of the Internet means that new issues, once confined to the "real" world, have spilled over into cyberspace. Censorship in particular has been a significant concern ever since the Internet grew into a popular medium of communication. Now, unfortunately, censorship is no longer a concern; instead, it is a reality on the Internet and one that seems to be ever-increasing. Censorship on the Internet represents one of the greatest threats to the integrity and usefulness of the Internet as a medium for the exchange of information."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dvorak, J.C. (2005, December 27). Net censorship and democracy's fall. PC Magazine, 24(23), p. 63.
• Media oppression hits cyberspace. (2003, December). Women in Action, 3, pp. 65-67.
• Quirk, M. (2006, May). The web police. The Atlantic Monthly, 297(4), pp. 50-51.

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