Internet Censorship

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Term Paper Title	Internet Censorship
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Internet Censorship

Internet Censorship

      For centuries governments have tried to regular materials deemed
inappropriate or offensive.  The history of western censorship was said to have
begun when Socrates was accused "firstly, of denying the gods recognized by the
State and introducing new divinities, and secondly of corrupting the young."  He
was sentenced to death for these crimes.  Many modern governments are attempting
to control access to the Internet.  They are passing regulations that restrict
the freedom people once took for granted.

     The Internet is a world wide network that should not be regulated or
censored by any on country.  It is a complex and limitless network which allows
boundless possibilities and would be effected negatively by the regulations and
censorship that some countries are intent on establishing.  Laws that are meant
for other types of communication will not necessarily apply in this medium.
There are no physical locations where communications take place, making it
difficult to determine where violations of the law should be prosecuted.  There
is anonymity on the Internet and so ages and identities are not known this makes
it hard to determine if illegal activities are taking place in regards to people
under the legal age.  As well, it is difficult to completely delete speech once
it has been posted, Meaning that distributing materials that are obscene are
banned becomes easy

     The American Library Association (ALA) has a definition that states
censorship is “the change in the access status of material, made by a governing
authority or its representatives.  Such changes include: exclusion, restriction,
remove, or age/grade level changes.”  This definition, however, has a flaw in
that it only recognizes one form of censorship-governmental censorship.

     Cyberspace, a common name for the Net, has been defined by one author as
being "made up of millions of people who communicate with one another through
computers.  It is also "information stored on millions of computers worldwide,
accessible to others through telephone lines and other communication channels
"that" make up what is known as cyberspace."  The same author went on to say "
term itself is elusive, since it is not so much a physical entity as a
description of an intangible."

     The complexity of the Internet is demonstrated through its many
components.  The most readily identifiable part is the World Wide Web (WWW).
This consists of web pages that can be accessed...

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