There are 3.2 billion people on the internet. What is your digital footprint? One part of being respectful on the internet is being respectful of other people‚ and keeping your location off. However‚ always be skeptical‚ not all people are who they say they are. In addition‚ always be polite‚ especially when you haven’t met the person before. Although there are disrespectful people on the internet‚ the amount of respectful people on the internet is still very high because there are respectful‚
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What is Internet? The Internet is a massive network of networks‚ a networking infrastructure. It connects millions of computers together globally‚ forming a network in which any computer can communicate with any other computer as long as they are both connected to the Internet. Information that travels over the Internet does so via a variety of languages known as protocols. What is Censorship? Censorship is suppression of speech or other communication which may be considered objectionable‚ harmful
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using both censorship and surveillance as weapons to maintain its power. Not only applicable to most notable contents as pornography‚ corruption and anarchy‚ but also‚ with the evolution of the cyber world‚ censorship in China has risen up to a higher level: cyber-censorship and cyber-surveillance through the Great Firewall. The Great Firewall The current situation The Great Firewall of China is a surveillance program of the incoming and outgoing Internet flows‚ and a cyber censorship tool. The
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discussions regarding “Censorship of the Internet”‚ explain how Censorship can work in some instances but in others it can be a detriment to society. Introduction Since electronic devices such as computer‚ smart phone and tablet have generalised and the number of internet users is getting bigger‚ internet contains tremendous amount of information from trivial one to even significant information that could occur a social problem. Every information is exposed through the internet and people could
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seizing the file-sharing site MegaUpload.com. This is just one example of the internet standing up for its rights‚ as has been demonstrated so dramatically by recent online protests or “blackouts.” The government attempting to censor the Internet on copyright grounds is shamefully unconstitutional‚ not to mention nearly impossible. This essay aims to provide a clear insight into why government censorship of the internet would be in stark violation of citizen’s freedom of speech‚ freedom of information
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Reflection According to the article “The Internet police in China: regulation‚ scope and myths” wrote by Xiaoyan Chen and Peng Hwa Ang‚ the authors focused on the analysis of the Chinese Internet censorship and the role of the internet police in China. With the emergence and the development of the Internet‚ the number of Internet users grew rapidly in China and reached 384 million in 2009‚ which is larger than the US Internet users. In order to keep the Internet community in order‚ the Chinese government
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The Internet is an amazing place where people can communicate‚ transfer and research information‚ and find entertainment sites. It also allows freedoms that major media enterprises did not have. The concern with the Internet is it contains sites that are not appropriate for children. Some people believe the Internet should be free from censorship while other argue the Internet should be controlled. We all want the Internet to be fun and safe place where everyone can go and enjoy the great benefits
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Censorship is considered as objectionable‚ damaging and delicate. It is the act or practice to censor inappropriate things in communication speeches or anything that should not be showed in public. We do censorship to hide things that we do not want to show it to kids or it seems to contain too much adultery. Although parents try to hide censored things from their children‚ but they could still see it anywhere‚ any place that people would do it. Censorship can control the morality but might not be
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First‚ Censorship should not be used because censorship takes away the freedom of speech. This is supported by the article titled “Pro/Con: Should Higher Education Come with a Warning Label?” when it states “Formalizing trigger warnings would further empower the higher-ed sensitivity bureaucracies that are often as voracious and omnipresent as they are ignorant of basic academic freedom principles.” (McClatchy‚ Angus Johnson‚ Donald A. Downs). This piece of evidence explains that legalizing trigger
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Is Censorship ever justified? Censorship is the act of redacting information that may be deemed offensive or immoral. The First Amendment‚ passed by Congress and ratified in 1791‚ was intended to protect the personal freedoms of its citizens‚ and protect society from censorship in most instances‚ by providing that‚ “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press‚…” By using the term abridging‚ the authors of the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights let it be known
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