mouse, a person can enter an amazing world of information. The Internet takes away the

inconvenience of having to drive to the public library, plus, the Internet is open

twenty-four hours a day. But, not only can a person research information on the Internet,

they can shop for products, read the latest news and stocks, meet new people, not only in

the United States, but in other countries as well, look for a job, and more. With the many

application of the Internet, so many more opportunities for individuals exist.

Also, a new meaning of "It's A Small World After All" comes to mind when

surfing through the World Wide Web. But not all is grand and spectacular in the Internet

world. The Internet has been a major concern of the American people and government for

the last few years with controversies over certain types of web sites displayed over the

Internet including pornography, hate group web sites, "inappropriate" literature, and other

kinds of web sites. Their main concern for these types of web sites is that this material is

easily accessible to a young, impressionable audience.

Some believe that censorship of the Inte

advantage of all that the Internet has to offer. At the same time, children are susceptible to

hackers will always have the ability and technology to escape through filters and establish

pornography. This type of rating system is not fair because even though his web site

Kuromiya, founder and sole operator of Critical Path AIDS Project, has a web site that

question that poses a problem with the rating system is how will foreign material be rated?

content that is available on the Internet. To put it briefly, rating systems are based on taste

information in cyberspace to keep tabs on.

but a child can also accidentally come upon dad's hidden stash of porno magazines the

unsuitable for the Internet. The Internet isn't like the television where the Playboy channel

available through a link on every web sites' homepage where general information about

from American culture. Despite all good intentions, the application of rating systems is

includes safer sex information written in street language with explicit diagrams, in order to

can be locked and the Discovery channel is kept unblocked as well. There is just too much

visit such web sites. Censorship of the Internet is just a "quick-fix" and inefficient solution

the outrage from the public against pornography on the Internet. It's a scary thought to

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