Internet CensorshipCensorship is a rising problem in today's society. Currently the Internet is in a censorship web of its own. People argue that censoring the Internet is wrong and violates the first amendment that states, "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech." But other peop...

SEX, DRUGS, and ANARCHY! Now, that I have your attention, we can talk about Internet censorship. Inappropriate material will always be on the internet, and there is no way to completely hide it. All this censorship will damage the atmosphere of the freedom to express ideas on the Internet; theref...

Internet CensorshipThe Internet is a wonderful place of entertainment and education, but like all places used by millions of people, it has some murky corners people would prefer children not to explore. In the physical world, society as a whole wants to protect children, but there are no social or ...

In the 1960s, the U.S government created a ARPANET network, which was used "to test methods of enabling computer networks to survive military attacks, by means of the dynamic rerouting of messages" (The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001, par. 4). In 1990, Hypertext Markup Language...

Censorship and the InternetI do not feel that censorship on the internet is a good thing. It has been two-hundred and nine years since the Bill of Rights was ratified. I doubt that our Founding Fathers ever imagined the changes that would come over our country. Although the Constitution has held up ...

What is a child-friendly community? According to Children\'s Commissioner Robin Sullivan, it is \"one which values and respects children and caters for the diversity of their cultural backgrounds and circumstances. It recognizes the impact of political, social and economic decisions on children and ...

The Internet is a wonderful place of entertainment and education, but like allplaces where people conspire, there are some corners that people would prefer childrennot to explore. World society as a whole attempts to protect children, yet there are norequired technological constraints to Internet s...

Internet CensorshipIn the 1960's, the internet was established for the United States government to serve as a way for the armed forces to communicate. In the 1980's, the government expanded its use to the public. In the 1990's, use of the internet spread into schools and homes all across the count...

All ideas, bad and good, should be subject to public scrutiny. No idea is so dangerous that it must be suppressed. Therefore, speech must never be banned because of its persuasive or emotive impact. I believe the more controversial, the better, because it has more of an impact on those that see or h...

The 1st Amendment and our Rights Freedom of Speech, freedom of expression, both oral and written, from governmental prior restraint, except as such expression constitutes libel, slander, obscenity, sedition, or criminal conduct such as bribery, perjury, or incitement to riot. In the U.S., this...

First Amendment ; Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Th...

Censorship, is it necessary in society today? Some feel that all negatives should be blocked out, others feel that there should be no freedoms at all. I feel that censorship should is necessary, but in the correct areas and with limitations. In regards to literature, in any form, I feel that only bo...

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of Religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech," this Amendment is the most important part of the constitution. Without free speech, we the people of the United States would not be able to sp...

COSHE.COM : uncategorized : freedom of expression on the internet freedom of expression on the internet First and foremost, in the United States the freedom of expression is guaranteed in the first Article of Amendment to the American Constitution. It states, "Con Click Here to Search ...

Censorship of pornography continues to be a controversial issue; many arguments have been generated by this topic. I believe that censorship of pornography is wrong. Pornography is simply a depiction in words or pictures of sexual activity. Advocates of pornography claim it is a form of sex discri...

The media provide our access to news and information. The citizens of a nation need to stay informed and thus come to trust the media that brings the news and information they desire without fear that it is a lie, an agency of an evil foreign power or in any other way not the closest to the truth po...

Technology and communication have grown because of the evolution of computers. Now, people are able to receive broad and various information on the Net. As the number of population on the web increase, an interesting issue regarding whether pornography on the net without censor is an harmful act to ...

Censorship is the examination of material for objectionable matters. It is used to keep material from influencing people the wrong way. Different people often see things differently. Under pressure, political and social systems are suppressing creative thoughts. This is being brought against the edu...

When it comes to what I would use as my primary source of news, it\'s kind of hard to tell. I don\'t really watch much television, but I don\'t follow anything on the internet. And I don\'t read newspapers any more. So I would say I really just listen to people. If there are people saying that somet...

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of Religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech," this Amendment is the most important part of the constitution. Without free speech, we the people of the United States would not be able to speak openly...

Censoring Pornography Pornography is defined as the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writings) intended to cause sexual excitement. Pornography, however, is not as tame as this definition would leave an individual to believe. Pornography is a danger to our society and...

Books are seen and used almost everywhere. They are familiar friends or useful tools. But there was a time when only a few learned persons ever saw or read books. Printed books were made in China and Japan about 1,000 years ago, but the people of Europe didn't know about them. The first pri...

Ever since the beginning of time there has been some source of censorship. No one is allowed to just say or do whatever they want to. If this was the case than the whole world would be in chaos. Nothing but turmoil and anarchy would be prevalent. But there is a downfall to censorship also. Free spee...

Democracy, in its simplest form, means all power to all the people -- above other issues. It means that society is run by its citizens, rather than the rich (aristocracy) an individual (despotism) a royal family (monarchy), or a clergy (theocracy). For survival democracy needs freedom of information...

\'Freedom of expression constitutes one of the essential foundations of a democratic society and one of the basic conditions for its progress and for each individual\'s self-fulfillment\' (Robertson G., as cited in Petley 2009). The growing concern caused by the possible abuse of censorship in moder...