The author uses education as a solution towards uncensored information online. Opponents of Internet censorship states that "it is impossible to eliminate the dangers to children, and that teaching children to be aware of these dangers is the most practical defense" (Ballaro & DiLascio, 2016). From this comeback statement, the author is inferring that internet censorship is will not give progress to society. Instead, it is only stopping the society and avoiding the topic of pornography. The author then indicates that “eliminating access to non-child pornography would violate the rights of those adults who choose to make or view such materials” (Ballaro & DiLascio, 2016). This statement, however, avoids and disregards the ethics of making or
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Also, according to the business research company eMarketer, China 's sales accounts for 40% of the global total. Some of its leading internet giants include the e-commerce giant Alibaba, social media and gaming company Tencent, and search specialist Baidu, which is similar to the American search engine Google.
Internet censorship in China has been around for almost two decades. China 's Internet czar, Lu Wei, commented that China balances their internet with "freedom and order" and between "openness and autonomy." From China 's perspective the so-called "Great Firewall of China" is the called in their words the “Golden Shield” (Denyer, 2016). Denyer states that the “Golden Shield is a giant mechanism of censorship and surveillance that blocks tens of thousands of websites deemed inimical to the Communist Party’s narrative and control,” (2016) including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and even …show more content…
One notable incident was a lawsuit filed against China and Baidu. "On June 10, 2013, the US District Judge Jesse Furman revived a lawsuit that was filed by a pro-democracy activist” (Haerens & Zott, 2014) The lawsuit alleges that China and Baidu suppressed the political speech of eight writers and video producers by removing their work from the internet search engine. This case opened another area of conflict between China’s search engine (Baidu) versus the American internet company (Google). As Google is the main competitor against Baidu in China, censorship became an influential factor as to whether which company would lead the Chinese
Also, according to the business research company eMarketer, China 's sales accounts for 40% of the global total. Some of its leading internet giants include the e-commerce giant Alibaba, social media and gaming company Tencent, and search specialist Baidu, which is similar to the American search engine Google.
Internet censorship in China has been around for almost two decades. China 's Internet czar, Lu Wei, commented that China balances their internet with "freedom and order" and between "openness and autonomy." From China 's perspective the so-called "Great Firewall of China" is the called in their words the “Golden Shield” (Denyer, 2016). Denyer states that the “Golden Shield is a giant mechanism of censorship and surveillance that blocks tens of thousands of websites deemed inimical to the Communist Party’s narrative and control,” (2016) including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and even …show more content…
One notable incident was a lawsuit filed against China and Baidu. "On June 10, 2013, the US District Judge Jesse Furman revived a lawsuit that was filed by a pro-democracy activist” (Haerens & Zott, 2014) The lawsuit alleges that China and Baidu suppressed the political speech of eight writers and video producers by removing their work from the internet search engine. This case opened another area of conflict between China’s search engine (Baidu) versus the American internet company (Google). As Google is the main competitor against Baidu in China, censorship became an influential factor as to whether which company would lead the Chinese