Internet censorship

Thesis: Censorship is a controversial issue which affects countries, as well their citizens, and needs to be controlled in a proper way for the fairness of all. II. Definition III. Saudi Arabia /Arabic Countries A.Problems 1. Threats to freedoms 2. Technology problems 3. Privacy (lack of transparency) & confidentiality IV. CHINA A. Social media B.Poltical censorship C.Commercial control V. USA A. Copyright law B.…

Censorship is unnecessary Censorship is the control of the ideas and information within a society. Dictatorships all throughout history have used censorship to keep people living there (gilc.org). Censorship is a very broad term, but it is control of the ideas and information within a society. In a world like today the government is dictating what we see and they are censoring us and breaking the first amendment in the constitution. Other governments are censoring entertainment because it does…

Do I think parents should be able to use censorship with their children to block out anything that is offensive until they are ready? Yes, I think parents should have that choice. Would I want my parent to use it with me? No, not really because if so I would not be as informed as all of my other friends would be if their parents didn´t use censorship. Should parents have the choice? Of course I would think parents should have the choice of censorship. If they want to raise their children that…

Censorship may be defined as the act of suppressing the production, performance or dissemination of parts of books and articles, films and photographic images, music and theatrical shows, or news [3]. In the 21st Century, censorship takes place in traditional print media, on television and radio, at the cinema, on social media or internet web sites. The purpose of censorship is to prevent the spread of content considered objectionable due to the presence of obscene, politically or socially…

Any online communication is facilitated by multiple layers of intermediaries. Search engines, internet providers, hosting companies and social media platforms keep the machinery running for people to be able to tweet, e-mail or share photos with their friends. These companies are crucial fort the whole internet ecosystem. They are also a “weak link” through which governments can exert control over the supposedly unruly digital world. It’s easier to pressure digital companies then to go after…

The quote “Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself,” was said by Potter Stewart, who was an associate justice for the United States Supreme Court. This statement is very true, most societies that have prevalent censorship, have very controlling and strict government. All censorship in Syria can be directly traced back to the Syrian leader, President Bashar al-Assad, who took command of Syria in 2000. Different roles that the Syrian government plays in censorship is by…

Many people believe that censorship is critical especially in times of political crisis. It protects young children from viewing potentially harmful content. It helps the people to not worry too much and possibly riot. It also may protect the government from embarrassing items of interest. Whatever the reason is, it doesn’t excuse it. Censorship should not be considered okay and should be eliminated because people can’t grow without knowledge, it could incite unwanted anger, and people need to…

A Positive Account on the Behalf of Censorship “Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind”- General William Westmoreland. Censorship can be justified for a few reasons, control panic and fear, minimize risks in national security, prevent pollution of children’s minds, keep children safe even if the parents are not present to do so themselves, keep certain individuals or groups from being offended, preventing plagiarism, and prevent false advertising. The world is…

Censorship has always been a problem that government has always faced, there is a very fine line between censorship and protecting the population, mainly teens who dont kow how to use the web aka what can be seen as harmful data. Social media has been one of those aspects for teens who do not know how to use the web in many eyes. The government, educational institutions as well as companies have always used filtering software to prevent their students and their employees from accessing what they…

amendment to help appease those concerned with obscene/contradicting material. However, some people of other countries are not as fortunate as the people of the U.S. and have to deal with censorship on a large scale where most forms of entertainment are censored on an extreme level. An example of a country where censorship reigns is China. In China, certain websites that their government sees as potentially dangerous, such as Wikipedia, are blocked during times of controversy, such as the…