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What role should the government play in monitoring Internet content?
There have been conspiracy theories for years about the government always watching us. This theory was proven by Edward Snowden (a former CIA employee) when he leaked information that the NSA was surveilling us. Some people see him as a traitor others see him as a hero. Snowden is a hero because the government has no right to invade our privacy. THESIS: The government should not play a role in monitoring internet content unless the country is in danger because monitoring internet content does not combat ‘terrorism’, it is a transgression against America’s constitution, and it invades personal information. Instead of watching what dumb …show more content…
By monitoring our internet usage, the government is intruding on the privacy of innocent Americans. It is none of their business what brand of soap we want or what our favorite pop music artist is. Imagine a person tracking your activities on your phone or any technological device. Wouldn't you feel terrified? On Thursday the government wants to remove net neutrality protections that have been there since 2015. The net neutrality protection prohibits internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon keeps them from slowing down, speeding up, or blocking certain websites we want to use. Net neutrality has always been how the internet works. There have been many people protesting against repealing net neutrality especially companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Uber. Without net neutrality you will have to pay for websites and the government will be able to censor anything it wants. With net neutrality, the government will be intruding upon American citizens privacy because they will be censoring what we see. For example, the government will be able to censor apps such as Instagram and Facebook. As American citizens, we have the right to be aware of what is going on and not just what the government wants us to
What role should the government play in monitoring Internet content?
There have been conspiracy theories for years about the government always watching us. This theory was proven by Edward Snowden (a former CIA employee) when he leaked information that the NSA was surveilling us. Some people see him as a traitor others see him as a hero. Snowden is a hero because the government has no right to invade our privacy. THESIS: The government should not play a role in monitoring internet content unless the country is in danger because monitoring internet content does not combat ‘terrorism’, it is a transgression against America’s constitution, and it invades personal information. Instead of watching what dumb …show more content…
By monitoring our internet usage, the government is intruding on the privacy of innocent Americans. It is none of their business what brand of soap we want or what our favorite pop music artist is. Imagine a person tracking your activities on your phone or any technological device. Wouldn't you feel terrified? On Thursday the government wants to remove net neutrality protections that have been there since 2015. The net neutrality protection prohibits internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon keeps them from slowing down, speeding up, or blocking certain websites we want to use. Net neutrality has always been how the internet works. There have been many people protesting against repealing net neutrality especially companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Uber. Without net neutrality you will have to pay for websites and the government will be able to censor anything it wants. With net neutrality, the government will be intruding upon American citizens privacy because they will be censoring what we see. For example, the government will be able to censor apps such as Instagram and Facebook. As American citizens, we have the right to be aware of what is going on and not just what the government wants us to