The Solution: Internet Censorship We live in the twenty first century. What once started out as an impossible task to a handful of scientist became one of the most used technologies in modern days. The internet consists of countless data, information, and is technology that allows us to have all the knowledge in the world available at our fingertips. The evolution of it now allows users to receive gigabytes of information in seconds. This benefits many people who need to find information quickly such as students writing research papers. The internet does not only have information but entertainment value as well. Everyone, from young to old, uses the internet so it is important to keep it under certain regulations. Many safety hazards
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The internet helped the shooters, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, acquire their weapons. Both teens found instructions on how to build pipe bombs and other explosives online (Rosenberg 1). On the day of August 20, 1999, both boys opened fire in Columbine High School. Twelve students and one teacher were murdered and twenty one students were wounded (Rosenberg 1). Later it was discovered that Klebold has a website where he posted pictures of the explosives, kept a gun count, and had a hit list. This cataclysm could have been prevented if the officials had kept a closer eye on the activity on the internet.
Many teens and children use social media as a way to meet new people and expand their social circle. This makes it easier for sexual predators, mostly which are older men and women, to find their next victim. The most common first encounter between victim and sex offender is through an online chat room at 76% (Raising Awareness). The scarier thing is 30% of teenage girls met up with the stranger they had originally met online (Perle 1). On the other hand, teenagers may also lie about their age to meet older people. Doing this can result in major consequences.
On the other hand, sexual predators are not the only people that young teens have to worry about. Cyberbullying has increased over the past years. Nearly 43% off online users have been bullied online. Every quarter of those kids have been bullied more …show more content…
According to the United States Courts, the first amendment does not protect actions that would cause harm to others (Free Speech Mean). Going back to the example of Klebold and his website, if this website had been spotted sooner he would have had serious consequences. Another example would be ISIS and their videos. They upload many videos per year of the members of the group executing others. Censoring content like this is not protected under the first amendment. In addition, to make or distribute obscene materials is also not
The internet helped the shooters, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, acquire their weapons. Both teens found instructions on how to build pipe bombs and other explosives online (Rosenberg 1). On the day of August 20, 1999, both boys opened fire in Columbine High School. Twelve students and one teacher were murdered and twenty one students were wounded (Rosenberg 1). Later it was discovered that Klebold has a website where he posted pictures of the explosives, kept a gun count, and had a hit list. This cataclysm could have been prevented if the officials had kept a closer eye on the activity on the internet.
Many teens and children use social media as a way to meet new people and expand their social circle. This makes it easier for sexual predators, mostly which are older men and women, to find their next victim. The most common first encounter between victim and sex offender is through an online chat room at 76% (Raising Awareness). The scarier thing is 30% of teenage girls met up with the stranger they had originally met online (Perle 1). On the other hand, teenagers may also lie about their age to meet older people. Doing this can result in major consequences.
On the other hand, sexual predators are not the only people that young teens have to worry about. Cyberbullying has increased over the past years. Nearly 43% off online users have been bullied online. Every quarter of those kids have been bullied more …show more content…
According to the United States Courts, the first amendment does not protect actions that would cause harm to others (Free Speech Mean). Going back to the example of Klebold and his website, if this website had been spotted sooner he would have had serious consequences. Another example would be ISIS and their videos. They upload many videos per year of the members of the group executing others. Censoring content like this is not protected under the first amendment. In addition, to make or distribute obscene materials is also not