In June of 1996, the American Court of Appeals looked into the issue of Internet censorship to determine what could be done about indecency on the net. The argument was about pornography on the Internet and whether it should be made illegal. The plaintiffs wanted to make it an offence to view/host an Internet site containing illegal pornography, mainly child pornography. The court argued that it was against the constitutional rights but these motions were granted to create the Communications Decency Act.

In this essay I shall look at reasons why censorship on the Internet would be a good idea as well as looking at re

My views on Internet censorship are mixed. I think that everyone has a right to be able to look at anything on the Internet and do not think it should be strongly censored but I do think that Internet regulations should be stricter, making it harder for minors to access explicit material. Overall I don't think the Internet will change much from how it is now and I think that there will still be the same issues surrounding it, but I think these issues should not be portrayed as being what the Internet is all about and I hope the Internet will be associated as being a good source of information and entertainment.

Broadcasting signals come through the walls of our homes regardless of whether or not we want them and are considered 'uninvited' but books, magazines and other printed material must be physically brought into our homes so are 'invited' thus cannot be censored. This reason opposing Internet censorship is often overlooked which I think is unjust.

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