The Controversy Of Internet Censorship

The World Wide Web, also known simply as the Internet, is a place of constant controversy. In this day and age it is the most influential piece of technology on the current and upcoming generations. With a flick of the finger tips people have access to almost any information they desire. Ranging from the news of natural disasters that happened seconds ago to viral videos of cats doing stupid things; the Internet has the power to convince people that sky is actually red. But moreover, it gives people the power to convince and persuade others to think and believe like them just by typing a few words and hitting enter on the keyboard. The Internet is also a place where people created and maintain their livelihoods. From creating new jobs to simplifying …show more content…
Some jobs are solely done using the web, such as web designers or online merchandise companies. However, these jobs can be maintained in office buildings or in the already developed part of a town. There is no need to mandate that the government install the Internet as if it were a utility. Moreover, the Internet service providers will be incentivized to give access to the newly developed parts of a town as it will be profitable for them to do so. They may even put better and faster Internet in the new areas than just the basics like the government would …show more content…
In June of 2012 the Internet was declared as a human right (Carr 621). And as stated by the Bill of Rights, American citizens have the right to free speech, whether it is in a digital form or orally. As stated by Julie Adler in her article about the privatization of Internet censorship, “In a democratic society, in which progress depends upon the free exchange of ideas, providing citizens with a strong arsenal of digital rights protects them from the suppression of content in Internet spaces” (Adler 233). This quote is perpetuated by thousands of examples of the Internet’s role in the invention and innovation of new products and ideas being produced every day that lead the United States into great progress. Google is the paramount of these inventions that propelled the world into progress. With it people have access to almost anything at their fingertips such as: maps, scientific research even useless information to solve petty debates among piers. Any sort of applied censorship may have caused these things to not be set in motion. Schools already impose small amounts of censorship upon their students in the form of Internet programs to block anything the school deems fit. By doing this the school could be blocking a potential piece of information that could spark a new idea from the student. The general public also heavily agrees with idea. In