ere is no way of knowing someone’s age. People can use the Internet to impose themselves on others; anonymous email can be sent by people; people can log onto chat servers and interrupt by saying things, which offend or upset those already communicating. “People who have had no access to pornography and other depravities are using the Internet to get at something that they would otherwise never be able to see” (Society 38).While there are people favoring Internet censorship there are others that are against it. Bradsher sates that “to censor the Internet would fundamentally harm it and destroy the equality, which makes it most popular - its freedom” (3). People like and use the Internet because they feel they can come onto it, talk and email hundreds of others across the world. Debaters against Internet censorship believe that there are simply too many users of the Internet to be able to ensure that one doesn’t offend anyone. Many of the most important newspapers and news organizations are moving to the Internet. “If censorship is introduced our national media will be severely curtailed in a way which would never be acceptable if it were to be done to the print media” (Bradsher 3). Those against Internet censorship state that “making commercial providers responsible for the activities or their customers is fundamentally unfair” (Society 38). If a costumer is allowed use the Internet then unless you watch and monitor every word or data they send then it is very easy for them to do something unwanted. To try and carry out this from of control would make the entire Internet unworkable. While those in favor of Internet censorship sate that “all other forms of communication TV Radio Satellite are regulated and strictly controlled. Why should the Internet not be” (Society 38). The rights of the child to protection from pedophilia and pornography outweigh the ...
