* The internet is the fastest growing and largest tool for mass communication and information distribution in the world. It can be used to distribute large amounts of information anywhere in the world at any time. The Australian government revealed a plan to put in place a compulsory filter on the internet to prevent access to inappropriate material. In 2011‚ the people of Australia and its politicians alike have expressed major concerns over this introduction of a censorship‚ as the vast amount
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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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The Internet is a battleground where fights for technical‚ social‚ and political control are waged‚ including between governments and their citizens‚ separate governments‚ and competing commercial interests. These fights take many forms‚ including Internet filtering versus circumvention‚ surveillance versus anonymization‚ denial of service attacks and intrusion attempts versus protection mechanisms‚ and on- and offline persecution and defense of online activists. These battles impact and are impacted
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main land China‚ i feel totally disconnected with the US after i go back to China for vacation. Not only myself‚ but also the whole country is blocked from rest of the world because of the censorship for the internet. The censorship of internet is not good for the country and its nation. Censorship of the internet block the people in China from the rest of the world which is harmful for the development for the country. Nobody can progress all on themselves‚ they cannot see the defects clearly as other
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heard of the Internet and how it is going to help set the world free. The Internet is the fastest growing form of communication and is becoming more and more commonplace in the average American home. Companies these days do big business over the Internet‚ and online shopping has grown tremendously in the last few years. For instance‚ the online auction site eBay sells millions of items every year online. Many companies are making even more plans to expand their business to the Internet. Wireless
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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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Thanks to the growth of information technology‚ we now live in the ‘Computer Age’. The Internet has many uniquely modern functions. Yet‚ there are risks and bad effects when using it. Four pros are going to fight against four cons below. Widely used in offices‚ research institutes‚ information centers and education‚ the Internet has greatly raised the accuracy and efficiency of work‚ and saved much money and manpower for human beings. This multi-medium assists us in our work in so many ways. It
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it was before. Internet is one of the greatest inventions in 20 th century. The Internet is like a network of networks where any computer can link up to information stored within it. I strongly believe that internet is an integral part of the development of society. There are many advantages to using the internet. First of all‚ Internet is a great mean of communication. Distance is no longer a matter of concern when we can send mails within a few seconds or make cheap internet phone call. We can
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2010 Internet Advantages and Disadvantages affecting mostly everyone Many of us are clinging to the Internet than ever before. "Millions of Americans are now a click of the "mouse" away from instantly joining a worldwide computer communication network." (http://library.cqpress.com.ez.lib.jjay.cuny.edu). Some people weren’t aware of what the Internet was; so they end up figuring it out by other people. Throughout the years the internet has became popular in many ways. Since the Internet started
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As you may know‚ internet is the most important invention of the last few decades‚ after this discovery we had an enormous availability to research and knowledge. First of all‚ the internet has played important role in communication. The knowledge brought by this phenomenon is huge. It provides countless effects for education. The Internet is a success in having easy access to knowledge and creating a new world for intelligence. The Internet is a wonderful system because there
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