Thethreepiecesarefocusedoninternetsafetyandhow/shouldwemaketheinternetasaferplace forouryoungergeneration.Theyareallbeggingthequestionwhatisthebalancebetween unnecessaryrestrictionandthesafetyofthemostvenerablemembersofoursocietythroughideasof internetaddictionsuicideand,feelingsoffearanddespairbuttoresolveitwithsolutionsThewriter ofthisarticle(StephenBalkanpublishedonFridaythe15thofaugust2014)outlinesarguments madebyvariousacclaimedmembersofsocietysuchastheeducationadvisorAnthonysmythe. Balkamusedsmythetoconveyideathattheinternet"isalawlessjungletoodangerousforchildren touse"balkamusesthisquotetomaketheaudiencefeelfearandtogivethoseinvestedafreshlook ontheinternet.Shethensaysthathisdepictionoftheinternetisa"bleakandsomewhatanarchic depiction"balkamthensaysthathisviewsarealignedthiswaybecauseofsome"high–profilecases ofteenagerstakingtheirownlives"smythethengoesontosaythatweneedtighterlegislation aroundtheinternet.Balkamfurthersthisargumentwithideasfromthenon–profitFOSI(Family OnlineSafetyInstitute)thoughinspecifyingthattheinstituteisnon–profittheauthorissayingthat thisisselflessinstitutethatweshouldlistentoandmakestheaudiencefeelmoreobligedtotake theiropinionintohand.TheFOFIsaysthat"theywelcomeanyeffortstotackledifficultand complexissues"the
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Everyoneofuslivinginthetwenty–firstcenturyhasusedtheinternetorhaveatleastknownabout it.Theinternetiscrucialtoourdailylivesnow,itnotjustasimple"fad"thatgetsforgottenina weekortwo,butatoolthatweutilizedeverydayThenumberofbenefitsthatcomesfromthe internetisuncountable,forexamplewiththeaidoftheinternetwenowhaveinstantaneousaccessto work,entertainment,medical,andcountlessmore.ThoughthatmaychangewiththeFederal CommunicationsCommission(FCC)ChairmanAjitPaiproposingtoend"netneutrality"oralso knownasthe"openinternet."Netneutralitywasdesignedtokeeptheinternet,open,fast,free,and safefromprominentInternetserviceproviders(ISP)companieslikeVerizon,Comcast,and TimeWarnerfromtryingtochargemoreforspeed,andspecificwebsiteaccess,somethingthatis andshouldbefreefromthebeginning.Oneauthorofthearticle"Netneutrality:neededornot?" statesthat"NetneutralityisaboutprotectingthestatusquothatistheopenInternetOnmanylevels, theterm'openInternet'isredundant.Ifitweren'topen,itwouldn'tbetheInternet."Heisrightthe internetwouldnotbethesameifeveryonedidnothaveequalaccessbecauseofcompaniestryingto profitOthers,however,aresayingthatthereisnoneedforhavingnetneutralitybecauseitis unwantedandhinderingthe"markets"frombeingabletorisesufficiently.Accordingtothestudy "Theendofnet
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Goodmorning,didyouknowthat,asof2016,88.5%ofpeopleintheUSAusetheinternetand51% oftheworld'spopulationusestheinternetasofJune2016?Thisprovesthattheinternetisalarge partofoursocietyandcanalsocauseaddictionToday,I'mgoingtotellyouwhatinternetaddiction is,whatsomeofit'seffectsare,howsomeonecangethelpwithinternetaddiction,andhopefully persuadeyoutousetheinternetmoresparingly.
First,I'dliketotellyouaboutastoryonanarticleIreadonnprorg,Is'InternetAddiction'RealIt's aboutagirlstrugglingwithdepressionandinternetaddiction.NPRonlyusesthemiddlenamesfor privacyreasons.ItwaswhenNaomi,thedaughter,wasinmiddleschool.Shewasalwayskindofa nerdanddesperatelywantedtobepopular,andthecoolkidstalkedabouttheirYouTubefavorites andsoshestartedwatchingasmanyvideosasshecouldsothatshecouldknowasmuchastheydid. ThesecondshegothomefromschoolshewasonherphoneShewouldwatchvideoaftervideo aftervideoandemergefromherroomagitatedandblurryeyed.Hoursofstaringatthesmallscreen causedhetobecomemoodybutthiswasn'tyourtypicalmoodiness.Noonerealizedityet,but NaomiwasfallingintoclinicaldepressionandherconstantandcompulsiveuseoftheInternetwas speedingtheprocess.EventuallyNaomi'svideosturnedfromcomedytoviolenceandafterfamily issueslikethedeathofhergrandmotherNaomifoundithardto ...Getmorecontent...
Theinternetisavastrealmfullofinformationthatjustaboutanyonecanaccess.Itgivesusthe abilitytocommunicatewithothersaroundtheworld.Withmillionsofdifferentwebsitesthatoffer uniquethingstothem(Youtube,Amazon,Facebook,Wikipedia,etc.).Eachoneofthesesitesoffers somethingtheotherdoesn't.However,becauseofthatinsteadofpayingsimplyonceamonthforall theseservicesOneisforcedintopayingmultiplebundlesonsimilartypesofsitesNotonlythatthe internetasawholewillbecomeexcessivelyslower,unlessonepayextra,andsitesthatalreadycost someoneasubscriptionwillchargemoredotothelossofsiteinflux.
Theaverageconsumerspendsabout$132amonthonInternetandTVThisgivesthemtheabilityto watchwhateverisonTV,andbrowseanythingthatisontheinternet.Manywouldsaythat'safair pricebecauseonecanpaymoreforquickerspeedsandextrachannelsthatplaythingsnormallynot ontheTV.Thismeansthateveryonepaysaboutthesamepricefortheseservices.Exceptinthenot sodistantfuturethatmaychange.TheFCC(FederalCommunicationCommission)aretheonesthat makeupanenforcetherulesoftheinternetOnDecember14ththeFCCplansonrepealingthebill thatallowsforopeninternet.
Withthesechangesourrighttoafreeandopeninternetwillbestrippedawayandwewillbebeat themercyofthebigcorporationsthatprovideinternet.Whatthismeansisthatthesecorporations
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ThesedaysIunderstandthatweusetheinternetforeverythingStudentsuseitforhomework, projects,andmore.Andwealsoneeditforeverydayuseliketheweatherandnews.Intoday'sdays, youcanfindanythingontheinternetbuttherealquestionisisthisagoodthing?
ManythingscanhappenontheinterneteventhoughyouarelookingatascreenYouneverknow whatcanhappenontheinternetandifit'sreallysafe.Ibelieveweshouldhavelimitedaccess online.
Themoretimeteensareonlinethemorevulnerabletheyare.Therearesexualpredators, cyberbullies,andscamsonline.Thereareonlinestudiesthatsayifateenisonlineforalongtime thatisasignofdepressionorsocialanxietyTeensmightgetbulliedinschoolandfeelmore confidentbeingbehindascreenbutwhenitcomestotalkingtosomeonefacetofacecangetthem nervousandgivethemanxiety.Andbecauseofthat,theymightstaythedistancefromtheirfamily andpeers.¨Theymightbeteased,bullied,andavoidschoolaltogether.Desperatetomeetpeopleand connect,theymightsurfthewebandvisitchatroomsandgamesitestotheexclusionofallelse.¨
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Themoretimeteensareonlinethemorevulnerabletheyare.Therearesexualpredators, cyberbullies,andscamsonline.Sexualpredatorsdoexistandareaveryrealthreat.Theytargetboth boysandgirlsofallagesandusethe
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ConsumersoftheInternetcontinuallyyearnforthetimewherethereInternetprivacywillbetaken intoconsideration.Sadly,thatdaymaynevercome.TheInternethasbecomeaverylucrativeworld withmanyplayersinvolved.Nowthattherearecriminalswhobreakintowebsitesandsteal informationforpersonalgain,there'sahugeincentivetoprotectconsumersatallcosts.Meaning there'saneedtoincreaseInternetmonitoringtoensuretheprotectionofconsumers,whichviolates theprivacyofeveryonewhousestheInternet.ForalltheconsumersoftheInternet,Internetprivacy shouldbeentitledtoeveryone.It'svirtuallyimpossibletograntInternetprivacy,whenyouhave entitiesstealingandusingcriticalandpersonalinformation
EverybodyblamesadvertisingwhenitcomestopersonalinformationontheInternet.That'sonlythe tipoftheiceberg.TheInternethasbecomeaveryvulnerableplaceforhackersorpeoplewhostolen informationforpersonalgain.AccordingtoNBCnews,therewasa20–year–oldwoman,Amy BoyerwhowasstalkedwiththehelpoftheInternetThehacker/killerboughtBoyer'ssocialsecurity for$45fromawebsite.BoyerwasmurderedonOct.15,1999.Thekillerimmediatelycommitted suicideafterthemurderofAmyBoyer.Becauseofincidentslikethis,it'ssohardtogranttotal privacy.
Sadly,privacyconcernsdon'tonlyarisefromcriminalactivityIanOxman,awell–knownspam–fighterandprivacyadvocatedecidedtotraceacarbacktoitspreviousowner.Oxmanwassurprised athoweasyitistotracktheformerowner.Uponcallingupthepreviousowner,heresponseis"You don'tknowwhoIambutI'mdrivingthecaryousold"Attheveryendshesays,"Howdidyoufind me?"Internetusersaresaying,"Howdidyoufindme?"morethantheyarecomfortablewith.The realquestionis,areconsumer'sprivacynottakenseriously?It'sagreedthatmonitoringtheInternet isgreatforprotectingvaluableinformation,butoneshouldnotbeabletotracksomeoneaseasilyas Oxmandid.
Mostwebsiteswilltrackgenericinformation.Websitesleave"cookies"onyourcomputersothat othercompaniescouldusethe
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Bobayoungboywasinhisroomwithaguninhishand.Hewasdebatingonwhetherornotto commitsuicide,duetothefactofpeopleonsocialmediamakingfunofhim,hisfatheropensthe door."Sonwhatareyoudoing?"Toomanykidsacrosstheworldarecommittingsuicideduetothe internetandsocialmedia.Ithinkitistimetoputastoptoit.Teenshavetolimittheirtimeonthe internetandbecarefulonwhattheypostWehavesetaprogramfortheseyoungteenstobeontheir cellphonesconstantly.TheUniversityofStanfordstatedthatcellphonesNegativelyaffectsteens emotions.TheInternetisnotsafeforkidsthesedays.Theinternetisagreatconvenience,butin someways,itmakesthingstooeasyforusWhileweusedtohavetothinkaboutthingsandactually comeupwithanswersonourown,todaywheneverweneedanswerwejusttypethequestionintoa searchengineandpressEnter.Thinkaboutitfromaparentingandhomeworkperspective.Because oftheinternet,aparenttodaywhohelpstheirchilddohomeworkreallydoesn'thavetothinkashard asapre–interneteraparentfromacoupledecadesago.Asmanyparentsknow,helpingchildren withtheirhomework(withoutthehelpoftheinternet,thatis)isoftenharderthanyoumightwantto admit.InsteadofjustqueryingGoogle,youhavetoreallyconcentrateandtrytorememberallof thosemathequationsyoulearnedbackinschoolsomanyyearsago.Hard,isn'tit?Workingonthe Internetnotonlycauseseyestrainorbadposture,italsobringsinaslewofotherhealthhazardsthat arenotasapparent.SomepeoplebelievethattheInternethasapositiveimpactonstudentsby providingavarietyofresourcesfortheirstudiesHowever,Istronglydisagreewiththatclaimsince internetbringssomenegativeeffectsonstudentssuchasinternetaddictsandtherelyingtoomuch ontheinternetwithhomework.Teensspendmoreandmoretimeonplayingcomputergamesorjust surfingthenetwithoutanyparticularreasonsAccordingly,thetimetheyspendonstudyingis automaticallyreduced,whichinturnscausesthelowacademicachievement.Moreover,someof themgototheextreme,becomingseriousinternet
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TheimmenseadvancesintechnologyarerevolutionizingAmericanlivesinmanyaspects.Whenit comestoeducation,variousamountsofmodernandstimulatingopportunitiesarise.Ofthese opportunities,onlineeducationisaprominentprivilegethatmostinstitutesofhigherlearningoffer. Onlineeducationisatypeofeducationalinstructionthatisadministeredbytheinternet,tostudents.
TheOnlineLearningConsortium,highlightsthatwhilehighereducationalinstituteshave experiencedadeclineinenrollment,onlineeducationordistanteducationhasbeenona3.9%year toyearincrease(Babson1).Onlineeducationallowsstudentsfromdifferentareas,ages,andmajors, toaccessanunnumberedamountofquality,accreditedprogramsThegrowingpopularityofonline educationspiralsfromseveralfactors,thesefactorsincludeflexibilityforstudents,lowercosts,and workloadpacing.Thegrowingpopularityofonlineeducationisnolongeratrend,butamainstream. Onlineeducationhasmadegreatstridesinrecentyearsandisnowgrowingrapidlyinpopularity. TheOnlineLearningConsortiumstates,"Thenumberofstudentstakingonlinecoursesgrewto5.8 millionnationally,continuingagrowthtrendthathasbeenconsistentfor13years"(Babson1)
Onlineeducationisofferedforvariousamountofreasons,thesereasonsincludes:dualenrollment coursesforhighschoolstudents,creditrecoveryprogramsforcollegestudents,tradecertifications, summerschoolprograms,andevenfulldegreeprogramsforpeoplewhowouldliketogethigher degrees.TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationpointsoutthat,onlineeducationisakeyasset incorporatedinmosteducationalcurriculums,in48statesandtheDistrictofColumbia(USDE1) Onlineeducationhassignificantlychangedthewayteachersandfacultyapproachlessons,it challengestheideasandobjectivesoftraditionalclassroommethods.Onlineeducationisnotthe firstchoiceforeveryone;however,therearemanystudentswhothriveinonlinelearning environments.Thereareseveralkeyfactorsthatareresponsibleforthegrowthofthisphenomenon. Tobeginwith,onlineeducationprovidesflexibilitytostudentswhomayhave
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Itcanbeconsideredasoneofthemostvaluabletypesoftechnology.Duringthelastseveralyears wehavecometobemoreandmoredependentontheInternetandinparticularmovinghugechunks ofdataacrosslargedistances.TheInternetallowspeopletocommunicatewitheachotheracrossthe worldwithinmerefractionsofsecondswiththehelpofE–mailandMessenger.TheInternetalso allowsforexpressingopinionsandobtainingup–to–dateinformationfromtheworld–wide–web ThenewsoftwareisbeingdevelopedeverydaywhichusestheInternetasthecarrierforlong distancevoicecallsandvideoconferencinglikeFaceTimeandSkype,whichwouldholdthekeyto thefutureofoursocietyWhethersomeoneissendinge–mail,postingonmessageboards,or readingthenewsonline,peopleareguaranteedthesamefreedomofself–expressionthatweenjoy offline.Inothercountries,themereactofaccessingwebsitesthatcriticizethegovernmentisan offensethatcanlandyouinprison.Australia,similartotheUnitedStates,perceivesandensuresa person'sfreedomofexpression.Although,theyhaveanalternateviewonwhatisappropriateonthe InternetAustraliahastakenthepositiontoconfineadultsprivilegeoftherighttospeakfreelyon theInternet,inordertoavoidchildrenforgettingmaterialthatisesteemedunsuitableforminors. However,italsoavertscontentconsidered"objectionable"tobeuploadedontheinternet,inthis mannerlimitingtheright
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FormyprojectIwillbefocusingoninternetprivacylawsandastowhytheyshouldnotbe weakened,insteadstrengthened.Thisdayandagebasicallyeveryonehasinternetandcellphones thatareusedtoactivelytrackyou.Consequently,companiessuchasGoogleusevariousalgorithms thatcandetectifanadvertisementyoulookedatonlineswayedyourdecisioninbuyingtheobject, instore!Moreover,theFCCisalsocurrentlytryingtoweakeninternetprivacylawsgreatly,andthe vastmajorityofthepublicdoesn'tseemtotrulycare.Onecommonsayingthatisoftenthrown aroundis,"Ifyou'vegotnothingtohide,thenwhyhideit?"It'snotthatsimple,ifthepeoplewere moreinformedonthatmatter,theywouldmostlikelycare;butI'mnotheretoconvincethepeople, I'mheretoconvincethecurrentFCCchairpersonwhyinternetprivacymatters.I'mveryactivein thetechnologyandinternetsceneonlinebecauseit'ssomethingthatlegitimatelymatterstome. Amongthingsthatmattertome,oneofthemostvaluableoneisprivacy.Ivaluemyprivacy,evenif I'mnotdoinganythinginherentlywrong;it'sjustIprefertonot"betracked."Aplethoraofactivity thatyoudoonlinearecurrentlytracked,butwhatinternetprivacyprotectsthatinformationfrom manycompanies,andeventhegovernmentsometimes,besidesadvertisementcompanies. CompaniessuchasGooglehavelargeadvertisingnetworks,mostadvertisementsyouseeonlineare partofGoogle'sAdWords
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Intoday'ssociety,mediaisdisplayedthroughoutallovertheinternetandthewayitispresentedis notalwayshonesttowardsthepublic.AuthorslikeCassSunstein,DianaMutz,andAlexisDe Tuevilleallincorporatefactualevidenceontohowmediaisspreadduetooutsideinformationwhich isdistributedtowardsthedemocraticprocess.OneinvolvementwiththemediawasRussian involvementduringthe2016PresidentialElectionCassSunsteinarguesinhisbook,"Republiccom 2.0."inwhichexperiencedthinkersdonotlookontheinternetforpersonalinterestbutoffersmore goodstoothersinoursociety.Hestatesthatthe"Internetasatooltoenhanceopendebateandthe exchangeofideasinademocraticsociety"(Sunstein,pg411)Simplyyes,theinternetdoesofferto individualstohavefreedomwhenfindinginformation,buttheirfreedomislimitedandnarrows downtonotmanytopics.Sunsteinbelievesthattheinternetisagreatthingtohavebutwondersif it'sgoodfordemocracy.Byitsnature,theWebfractionsusintosmallergroups.Thiscanbe isolatingwhengroupstalkonlytothemselvesanddonotsharetheirinformation.Theauthoralso discussestwothemes,onebeingtheincreaseofpersonalizedfilteringenabledbytheinternetHe mentionsaMITtechnologyspecialistNicholasNegroponteforeseestheappearanceof"theDaily Me"whichisa"comminicationspackagethatispersonallydesignedwitheachcomponentfully choseninadvance".(Sunstein
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Intodaygrowingworld,internetplayingabigpartofit,bybeingtheconnectionbetweenallofthe markets,socials,evenfortopendgovernment.Theinternetprovidesalotofopportunitiesforalot ofpeople.Butevenwithallthewonderfulthingsinternethelpusdo,therearealsobadthingsthat theinternethelpsdoing.Cybercrimes,atypeofcrimesthatusingtheinternettodoso,causing harmstoinnocentlives,oreventheirinvestmentforbetterfutures,takenawaybycybercriminals Thus,thegovernmentdecidedtostepuptheirgames,totrytoinjectcyberlawsintotheinternet systemasagovernmenttostoptheseterriblecybercrimes.Tohelpthegovernmentindoingjustice withoutbeinganinvasivetoprivacyisaverydifficultanddifferenttopicTherearemanywaysthat canhelpthegovernmenttocombatagainstcybercriminals,oneofmanyisfortheusertoupkeep withthesecurityforprotection,alsoforthegovernmenttofixandbalancestheirlawsagainstcyber criminals,andwiththeinternetindustrieshelp.Firstofall,tohelpthegovernment'scybersecurity ensureallofitcitizensprotectionandroyalty,abigpartisplaysbythedailyusers,nomatterwhat kindofdeviceorcomputerapersonmighthave,oneoftheirresponsibilityistheiridentification,on theinternettheseday,auserpersonalidentificationinfocaneasilygetstolenifnotcareful.To ensuretheuserspersonalidentitiesinformation,securitiessoftwareisamust ...Getmorecontent...
I.INTRODUCTION
Intoday'sworld,ouractivitiesaremostlydependentoninternet.Inourdailylifewebrowsemany websitesforourdifferentactivities.MostlyweuseGoogleasasearchengineforbrowsingvarious webpage.Itworksasawebcrawlingwhichvisitsandreadthepagesandstoretheinformationinits indexAccordingtoGoogle'sPrivacyPolicy,itusescookiesforimprovinguserexperienceand providesuserwithservicesandadvertising.Sowhenwevisitasitewhichwehadvisitedbefore,our browserautomaticallysendstheoriginalstoredcookie.Bydoingthis,websiteremembersour computerandtrackouronlineactivitiesThatmeansitstoresourpersonalinformationwithoutour permissionwhichisaprivacyissueforus.Becausewedon'tknowwhattheydowithour information,wheretheyselltheseetc.Somanyofusdon'twantthatGooglerememberour informationwithoutourconsent.
II.RIGHTTOBEFORGOTTENDEFINITIONTherighttobeforgottenisanrisinglegalconcept. Peopledemandtoremovecertaininformationbytheinternetsearchenginesandthuscontroltheir onlineactivities.JudgesinArgentina,EuropeanCourtofJusticeandsomeEuropeandataprotection regulatorshavesupportedthisright.Aftermanydebates,EuropeanUnionhasanewlawondata privacywhere"Righttobeforgotten"isakeyconcept.Ifapersonrequeststodeletehisorherdata thenallhisorherold,inaccurateorirrelevantdatashouldbetakenoutofsearch
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AudienceDescription
Myintendedaudienceformyargumentwillbeadministrators,familieswhodonothaveaninternet connectionathome,communitymembers,andpossiblyorganizations.Administratorsandeducators willneedtoknowthebenefitsofhavingtheinternetathomeforstudentsTheyalsoneedtoknow, hownothavingtheinternetathomeaffectstudentsabilitytocompletetherequiredhomework.
Oncetheyareknowledgeableabouttheirownschoolssituations,theycanteamupwith organizationsorcommunitygroupstoimplementoneofthesolutionsIwillsuggestFamilies withouttheinternet,willwanttoknowabouttheallthedifferentsolutionsandhowmightitaffect theircurrentlivingstatus.Organizationsandcommunitieswholiveinanareawheremostfamilies donothavetheinternetathome,willwanttobeawareofsolutionsthattheycanimplement themselves.
ReflectiveOutline
Formyintroduction,Iamhopingtoopenmypaperupwithapersonalstoryofchild'sexperienceof nothavingtheinternetandhowitaffectstheirdailylifeandschoolwork.Mygoalwiththisisto appealtothepathossideofmyreaders(Kang)
Iwillendmyintroductionwithmythesis:Primaryandsecondarystudentsshouldhaveaccesstothe internetathome,tolowerthehomeworkgapanddigitaldivide,furthermoresolutionsshouldbe implemented
Myfirstbodyparagraphwilldescribethebackgroundinformationonthedigitaldivideand homeworkgap. Iwillstartoffby
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Theinternetisadangerousplaceforpeopleofallbackgrounds.Andwhile,ithaschangedhowwe cancommunicateourthoughtsandfeelingsaboutaffairs,onlineargumentscanoftencausejustas muchharm,ifnotmorethanphysicalaltercations.Thisisaresultofthesortsofpostsallowedby websites,includingtopicsthatifdiscussedinreallifewouldbebreakingthelaw.Thisessaywill discusswhythelimitsonwhatcanbespokenthatapplyinreallifesituationsshouldbeenforced online,andhowthecontroversialtopicsallowedtobediscussedcanaffectpeoplenegatively consequentlycauseconflict,causingsocialmediatohavesuchatoxicenvironment.
Thelawisenforcedofflinetostoptopicssuchasracismandreligioushatecrimesbeingengaged, butthisisnotpresentonline.Discriminationishostileactionstowardssomeonedifferenttoyourself duetoaprejudice,suchasracismorsexism.Whileprejudiceiscommonandsimpletofix, discriminationisagainsthumanrightsalongwiththefactitisincreasinglyharmfulandvolatile,that iswhyitisillegalHowever,onlinetheselawsarerarelyenforced,peoplecansayoffensive statementswithoutbeingpenalised.Userscanevencreatetheirownwebsitesorpagesonsocial mediasupportingtheirviews,againstthelawornot.Theyoftenareabletoactanonymously,under ausernametheycanactastheywish,moreoveroftenareallowedtodoso.Justasyoucanconnect throughsocialmedia,racists
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knownaboutit.Theinternetiscrucialtoourdailylivesnow,itnotjustasimple"fad"thatgets forgotteninaweekortwo,butatoolthatweutilizedeveryday.Thenumberofbenefitsthatcomes fromtheinternetisuncountable,forexamplewiththeaidoftheinternetwenowhaveinstantaneous accesstowork,entertainment,medical,andcountlessmore.Thoughthatmaychangewiththe FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)ChairmanAjitPaiproposingtoend"netneutrality"or alsoknownasthe"openinternet."Netneutralitywasdesignedtokeeptheinternet,open,fast,free, andsafefromprominentInternetserviceproviders(ISP)companieslikeVerizon,Comcast,and TimeWarnerfromtryingtochargemoreforspeed,andspecificwebsiteaccess,somethingthatis andshouldbefreefromthebeginning.Oneauthorofthearticle"Netneutrality:neededornot?" statesthat"NetneutralityisaboutprotectingthestatusquothatistheopenInternet.Onmanylevels, theterm'openInternet'isredundant.Ifitweren'topen,itwouldn'tbetheInternet."Heisrightthe internetwouldnotbethesameifeveryonedidnothaveequalaccessbecauseofcompaniestryingto profitOthers,however,aresayingthatthereisnoneedforhavingnetneutralitybecauseitis unwantedandhinderingthe"markets"frombeingabletorisesufficiently.Accordingtothestudy "Theendofnetneutralityisnigh––here'swhat'slikelytohappen"authorPaulFredric,citedDane Jasper,CEO,andco–founderofCalifornia–
Avila1basedISPSonicin2015,andhesaid,"...SmallISPswillsufferwhenyouhavefailed competitivemarket,withjustoneortwochoices,youhaveaneffectivemonopoly"Theymayhave apointinthatsmallerISPshaveahardtimewiththecurrentnetneutralityinplace,butattheendof theday,thereismoreoptionforsmallerISPstobecomemorecompetitiveinthemarkets,rather thandestroyingtheopeninternetjustforsingleprofitsNetneutralityisnotonlyasimpleregulation butavitalbuildingblockofkeepingtheinternetfreeandfrombigcompaniestryingtocornering consumerbyslowingspeedtopayforservicesthatarefreeinthefirstplace.
Atthesametime,whileweare
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WiththeadventoftheWorldWideWebin1989,peopleacrosstheworldgainedaccesstoanever–increasingwellofinformation.Accesstothisinformationcouldbeatrisk,however,withincreasing amountsofcensorshiparisinginnationsacrosstheworld.Internetcensorshipiswhengroups attempttopreventusersfromaccessingcertaininformationthattheydecidedisunnecessaryor wrongtoviewThecensorshipusersaresubjecttoisimportanttoacknowledgeasitcanaffect accesstocontentandtheamountofcontentcreated,aswellaspotentiallypreventingdiscussion, evenfornon–controversialtopics.Thereareseveralwaysyoucouldapproachthetopicofinternet censorship,allofwhichhavedifferingdegreesofsuccessintheirmethodsofattackandlasting effectsontheinternetecosystem.Thebestsolutionistotakemoreofalaissez–faireapproachand scalebacktheamountofcensorshipcurrentlypresent,allowinguserstogovernthemselves,instead oftryingtoenforcerulesputinplacebyagoverningentityorprivatecompany,ortryingtoreacha middlegroundonwhatshouldorshouldnotbecensored.
Intheearlieryearsoftheinternet,manycalleditthe"wildwest"ofthemoderneraAplacewhere anythingwent,andusersgovernedthemselvesbycomingupwithrulesthatappliedtotheirgroup, beitinaforumorinanonlinechatroom.Forthefirstsevenyearstheworldwidewebexistedthis wastheonlyformofcontrolusershadoncontent,andmanydidjustfinethisway.In1996, however,theUSGovernmentstartedrampinguponcontentrestrictions,enactingthe CommunicationsDecencyAct,whichprohibited"indecent"discussiononline,aswellastheChild PornographyPreventionAct,whichextendedthereachesofanti–childpornographylawsthat existedalreadybystatingthatanycontentthatdepictedwhatappearedtobeaminorinasexual situationwouldbeconsideredillegalTheselawsdidnotlast,however,withbothofthembeing mostlystruckdownin1997and2002respectively.Inmorerecenthistory,theUSHouseof RepresentativesandtheSenatetriedtopassthe"StopOnlinePiracyAct"andthe"PROTECTIP Act",orSOPAandPIPArespectively,intheclosingmonthsof
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Childrenhaveaccesstoeverythingthesedays,andtheinternetisn'talwaysthesafestplacewhena childisexposedtotechnologyatsuchayoungage.Whentechnologyisbeingintroducedto children,itworriesparentsabouthowsafetheirchildiswhileusingtheinternet.Theabsolutebest kindofcontrolovertheinternetisthekindthatteacheschildrentouseitresponsibly.Internetsafety isatremendousproblemforchildren,teens,andevenadultsthesedays
Childrenhaveawidespreadofaccesstoelectronicuse,however,isitsafe?Ontheisland,inLordof theFies,theboy'sarenotlimitedtowheretheycanandcannotgo,orwhotheycanorcan'tspeak withInchapterfive,Ralphsays,"AllthisImeanttosayNowI'vesaiditYouvotedmeforchief NowyoudowhatIsay"(58).Thisevidenceshowsthatonanislandwithoutparents,theywillhave thefreedomtodoanything,andelectaleaderthatwouldn'tbethebestfitforthisrole.Similarly,on theinternet,kidscantalktowhoevertheywantforhoweverlongtheywant,withoutconstantly beingmonitored.Whenchildrenarealonewithoutparents,theycouldbeeasilymanipulated.For exampleinLordoftheFlies,inchapter11Ralphsaid,"You'reabeastandaswineandabloody, bloodythief!"(187).ThisisanexampleofhowmanipulativeJackwastotherestoftheboys. Meaningthatwithoutanadultrational,suchasPiggypresent,everythingcouldgowrong.This situationcouldalsohappen
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Informationisoneofthemostpowerfultoolsintheworld,evengoingsofarastomakeorbreak countries.Thereisaconstantefforttocensorinformationthatputspeopleorcountriesinanegative light.Thismakesthecitizensofthosecountriesblindtothetruthsofthegovernmentturningthem intosheep.Thepeopleshouldn'tbesheepbecauseweneedthemtoshapethefuture.Thisbillhas thesolepurposeoflooseninginternetcensorshipbecauseiteliminatesfreewill,causespeopleto haveadangerousamountofpatriotismandultimatelymakestheinternetamoredangerousplace thanitis.Censorshipoftheinternetkeepspeoplefromimportantknowledgetherebybelievingthat everythingontheinternetistrueAstudywasconductedtolookintoahandfulofbillionaireswho runtechcompaniesin24hoursandfound"morethan137examplesofSiliconValleycompanies brazenlybanningusers,censoringcontentandmanipulatingsearchresultstounderminethe democratizationofinformationontheweb."(PRNewswire).Thepeoplewithmoneyabuseinternet censorshipinordertofurthertheirownagendawiththesupportofthegreedy.Theycompletely ignorethattheinternetissupposedtobearesourceforeveryoneInternetcensorshipmakes countriesrotbecause"Whenyouhavestrictcensorshipoftheinternet,youngstudentscannot receiveafulleducation.Theirviewoftheworldisimbalanced.Therecanbenotruediscussionof theissues."(AiWeiWei).TheFuturesofcountriesbecomefullofignorancetotherealityofthe world.TheonlytrulysuccessfulinternetcensorshipisChina'ssystemandwhileitisimpressiveto maintainit"Chinaemploys2milliontomonitorwebsites"(YaleGlobalOnline)Thisisan unreasonableamounttoemployforanycountry,whilefeasiblefortheUSitwouldcostusoneof thebiggestresourcesintheworld.Thislackoffreewillcausescitizenstohaveanunhealthyamount ofpatriotismbecauseofthelackofanyknowledgeofmajorscrewupsasacountryCitizensshowa disturbingamountofpatriotismwhich,whilepatriotismisgood,toomuchisnotcausedbypeople notknowingthebadsoftheircountry.China,againasanexample,havepushedcensorshiptothe
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TheInternetshouldnotbeeligibletoteenagersyoungerthanthirteen–years–old.Parentsmusthave ablockontheInternetfortheirkidstokeepthemsafefromtalkingtostrangersonchatrooms. Therehavebeenmanycaseswheretheygoandmeetthis"kid",andfindoutthattheyareanInternet predator.It'ssadtoseechildrensoyoungthinkingthatthey'retalkingtoakidtheirage,whenin reality,it'ssomebodywhowantstohurtthemandtaketheirinnocenceawayParentsandteacher needtoworktogethertoendthisviolenceagainstsocialmedia.HowcantheInternetcauseus harm?First,welookatallthepossiblecitingonoursocialmediaandwediscovertheimportant factsthatwehavenoticed,butnevercameacrosstoitSecond,searchforanysuspiciousmessages lurkingaroundinyourchild'sinbox.Finally,callthepolice.Onewaytostopthemisbycalling911. Now,IknowitsoundlikeI'mbeingveryunfairhere,butI'mnot.I'mstatingthefactsabouthowan onlinepredatorcanfindmeandhurtme.Doanyofushaveanideathatcanpersuadeustofight backagainstthesepredators?Mostimportantly,whatcanwedoaboutcyberbulling?It'sa disgustingwaythatteenagerscansayanythingaboutanybodyandgetawaywithitThismakesme furiousabouthowmanyboysandgirlscommittedsuicideandcouldnotfacetheworldanymore. OnestorythatmademeupsetwastheSuicideofAmandaTodd.Shewasafifteen–year–oldgirl whocommittedsuicideon
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