When some people think of the internet, they think of freedom. The freedom of sharing and receiving information, the freedom of expression, and the freedom of speech are all exercised on the web. With all this, one couldn’t expect such a place to be neat and clean. If content isn’t meant for someone under the age of 18, the parents of that minor should be monitoring what they’re viewing. If content is illegal, there are laws set in place to prohibit and punish those who break them. It shouldn’t be a surprise that some people abuse their privilege of the internet, and not everyone should deal with the consequences brought due to these individuals. In the opinion of some, the government already has enough restraints put in place on the internet,
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The most respected is more than likely the freedom of speech, the first amendment of our constitution. Despite this, the United States is now one of the highest in using censorship and surveillance. Censorship is the official examination of things. Surveillance is the close observation of something. These terms are both seen when thinking about how the government watches us. Our government watches the average Internet user’s activities. Many people have the opinion that unless there is probable cause, there is no reason for observing at such a frequent rate. Random spot checks are understandable. Moreover, the government should not be watching innocent internet users with such intensity. Inside sources have revealed that every one in five phone calls are recorded. With that in mind, one can only imagine the watch that must be on the Internet.There are many laws and acts that allow our government to do that exact thing. They claim to be stopping piracy and copyright infringement, and while that may be true, many people don’t understand the length that these acts are going. SOPA, an act already mentioned, is one of these. While it sounds like it would assist the problems at hand, the reality is it would be taking down websites such as Youtube.com, Wikipedia.org, and even the popular forum Reddit.com. Each of these websites are vast sources for entertainment, information, and speech. There are many petitions currently running to try and prevent this from happening. Not all Internet users are
The most respected is more than likely the freedom of speech, the first amendment of our constitution. Despite this, the United States is now one of the highest in using censorship and surveillance. Censorship is the official examination of things. Surveillance is the close observation of something. These terms are both seen when thinking about how the government watches us. Our government watches the average Internet user’s activities. Many people have the opinion that unless there is probable cause, there is no reason for observing at such a frequent rate. Random spot checks are understandable. Moreover, the government should not be watching innocent internet users with such intensity. Inside sources have revealed that every one in five phone calls are recorded. With that in mind, one can only imagine the watch that must be on the Internet.There are many laws and acts that allow our government to do that exact thing. They claim to be stopping piracy and copyright infringement, and while that may be true, many people don’t understand the length that these acts are going. SOPA, an act already mentioned, is one of these. While it sounds like it would assist the problems at hand, the reality is it would be taking down websites such as Youtube.com, Wikipedia.org, and even the popular forum Reddit.com. Each of these websites are vast sources for entertainment, information, and speech. There are many petitions currently running to try and prevent this from happening. Not all Internet users are