ur society. Today the Internet is ruled by no governing body and is an open place for ideas to be shared, developed, and examined. Internet users can broadcast or express anything they want. The fact that the Internet has no single authority figure sets forth a problem about what kind of materials could be available on the net. The U.S. government is now trying to pass bills to prevent misuse of the Internet, and all the information that goes with it. The government is dreaming to have the control: to view all the information circulating the web, to read our private e-mails, to peek into chat rooms, and to restrict us, the Internet people, in any way possible. No matter how small, any attempt at government intervention in the Internet will stifle the greatest communication innovation of this century. At present, the web is the epitome of the first amendment of the constitution: free speech and right to privacy. Every American values freedom of the speech and their privacy as something essential. The key to the worldwide success of the Internet is that it does not limit its users. The web is a place where people can speak their mind without being reprimanded for what they say, or how they choose to say it. Our government wants to maintain control over the new, greatest form of communication: the Internet. This is where the problem of net censorship arises. First, the meaning of "Censoring the Net" must be explained. Simply, it is the banning of offensive material. To see if the government should censor the Net, it is imperative to list the advantages and disadvantages of the "censor the Net" approach. The advantage of government censorship is that ideally, children and teenagers could be kept away from unsuitable material. However, many experts have pointed out that government censorship is not possible. They are trying to use the protection of children as a smoke screen to pass laws that will allow them to regulate and censor the Inte...
