When the government first developed the Internet for military purposes, they had no idea that by the time the nineties came around, nearly everyone in the world would have access to a world wide web of information. Now, the Internet has exploded into one of if not the best source of information in the world. Not only that, but it has become a place where people of all different races, cultures, and societies can go to converse on different topics. Best of all, they can converse about all these topics in the comfort of their own homes. Unfortunately, with the good also comes the bad. Pornography and social hate groups have taken over the net in some people’s eyes. The problem is, they don’t want the youth of America and the rest of the world to grow up in a society where such activities are deemed respectable. That is why the governments of the world now are taking strict actions to help prevent such material from overflowing into the homes and schools of the world. Filtering software is beginning to be implemented into many systems worldwide. Freedom of speech supporters feel this is too much censorship of the Internet. If this is so, however, just how much content restriction should be placed on the Internet? And what about the huge uproar over pornographic sites? Authors and activists around the world have written and spoken on all of these topics.A major topic of discussion when it comes to censorship of the Internet is that of filtering software. When the Internet was first developed, there wasn’t an enormous problem when it came to children viewing problem websites. Soon, however, with the tremendous unknowing growth of “the web”, more and more parents wanted tools that would help to protect their darling child’s eyes from the disturbing pictures posted on personal websites. Filtering software, also known as parental control software, quickly came into the mix. By searching websites and search ...