Internet and You
Whenever a new kind of information technology is born, there is always been somebody on hand to try to censor it. Because the Internet is new and wide open, it has become the current central target for politicians over issues of censorship. When our country was born, the first public document over which patriots shed their blood declared the need for our "liberty," our freedom in our new nation. Later, when our founding fathers decided to specify certain rights in our new Constitution, they gave the very top priority to the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights - the idea of freedom of expression. Those among us who would let senators and preachers decide how much freedom we should have will continue to try to restrict such freedom of expression. John, a 13 year old bright kid from a religious Christian family was caught 'red handed' by his teacher Mrs. Presly viewing adult websites on the internet in the lunch break on one of the lab computers of his school. What should be done to stop the kids from accessing the obscure materials that are freely available on the Internet? Efforts have been continuously made by senators to introduce new technology which involves blocking certain websites; this is know
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