Internet Censorship
<i><center>Thesis: Government Censorship would damage the atmosphere of the freedom to express ideas on the Internet; therefore, government should not encourage censorship. </i></center><br><br><b>Introduction</b><br><br>I. In the Internet community, there is a large volume of technical terms. For this reason, it is first necessary to examine the terminology specific to Internet. <br><br>1.The internet is a world wide computer network. <br><br>1.Electronic mail (email), which is one component of the Internet, approximates person to person letters, memoranda, notes and even phone calls. <br><br>2.Another term that is often used is electronic news (enews/Usenet), enews is a broadcast, free to the Internet medium. <br><br>3.The term FTP is also frequently used. File transfer protocol (FTP) started as an Internet archival and retrieval medium, somewhat analogous to traditional libraries. <br><br>4.The world-wide web (WWW), which is another component of the Net, can be used to "publish" material that would traditionally appear in journals, magazines, posters, books, television and even on film. <br><br>2.It is also essential to give a brief history on the internet. <br><br>3.The U.S. government is now trying to pass bills to prevent misuse of the Net. <br><br>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. <br><br>1.The problem that concerns most people is offensive materials such as pornography. <br><br>2.Another crucial internet crime is the stealing of credit card numbers. <br><br>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. <br><br>1.First, the meaning of "Censoring the Net" must be explained. <br><br>2.However, many experts have pointed out that government censorship is not possible. <br><br>1.First,
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