Internet Censorship
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 various 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. (Pornography and the Internet in the United States) I believe that censorship of the Internet is not the best solution. The Internet is unlike any information medium in history. While there may be similarities, the free flow of information that the internet provides makes it a completely unprecedented information medium. The internet allows users to access a breath of information way beyond channel-surfing with a limited number of stations. The capacity of this new medium is only limited by its users. If knowledge is power, then information is king in this technology age. When the masses have access to information, those in power are likely to feel threatened. Just like what a mass-produced book could do in the 18th century. Unlike traditional print media like the newspaper, the Internet is relatively cheap an
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