Internet Censorship Do you like to use the internet? There are many ways you can use the internet, you can use it for texting, watching movies on Netflix. When you look something you can find millions of choices to choose from. You can also play very realistic games on your phone when you think of movies you should go on Netflix because there are lots of movies to pick from. Texting a friend is fun because you can talk to them whenever you like. But there is a downside for these three but there
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what content may and may not be seen by internet users could be seen as a good thing, a form of protection--protecting the innocent minded against graphic images or cyberbullying; however when practiced these restrictions can not only protect innocents, but ignorance too. These sort of restrictions create a gray area that can potentially result in impeding on a citizen's’ right to free speech. Allowing government moderation and censorship of the internet creates a realm of ambiguity as to what
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"The government has the duty to monitor internet content to the extent of our nation’s safety. If what is being posted or uploaded on the internet is not harmful to our nation’s security and safety and isn’t against the laws established in our country, it shouldn’t be filtered or censored. Net neutrality, according to the ACLU, is being taken away by the Trump FCC, our government. This I believe would give the government too much power over something that was supposed to be free for the people
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Does Censorship Help or Harm a Country’s Citizens? Lucas J. Fong AP Seminar/2 Mrs. Ohmart Censorship Censorship is used to prohibit “unacceptable” information brought to us on any media platform, however, what it isn’t supposed to censor is the truth. Government controlled censorship is ultimately harmful to a country’s citizens. So why do some countries do it more than others? Taking a look at censorship in China, Germany, and South Africa will provide more insight to the issue. A nation’s
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computer science major -- to launch a start-up and cash in on an idea he spotted in the world's largest Internet market -- was not uncommon. Less expected were the extra costs he incurred for doing business in China. These had nothing to do with common costs like equipment, rent, or hiring workers. Rather, daily life involved finding workarounds past China's immense national Internet censorship apparatus, widely known as the Great Firewall. "Google is often blocked for obscure reasons,"
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computer science major -- to launch a start-up and cash in on an idea he spotted in the world's largest Internet market -- was not uncommon. Less expected were the extra costs he incurred for doing business in China. These had nothing to do with common costs like equipment, rent, or hiring workers. Rather, daily life involved finding workarounds past China's immense national Internet censorship apparatus, widely known as the Great Firewall. "Google is often blocked for obscure reasons,"
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amount of information” to China having censorship on all search results because of the government regulation. As a result, human right activists believe that Google’s has strayed off from their initial mission in order to gain more profit. In addition to adopting the utilitarian approach, it also adopted cultural relativism, naïve immoralist, and righteous moralist as well. 2) Do you think that Google should have entered China and engaged in self-censorship, given the company’s long-standing mantra
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censor search results.… Based on what we know today and what we see in China, we believe our decision to launch the Google.cn service in addition to our Google.com service is a reasonable one, better for Chinese users and better for Google.… Self-censorship, like that which we are now required to perform in China, is something that conflicts deeply with our core principles.… This was not something we did enthusiastically or something that we’re proud of at all.3 MacLean knew that he was perfectly prepared
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Sociology 300 | Technology and Culture affects | Final Draft | John Prathammavong 9/9/2012 | Thailand, Philippines, China, and Indonesia are different nations that have grown with technology and culture due to western society. Technology makes our lives as people more efficient and for these countries a change from traditional ways of lives. The workforce of these countries and culture change with adaptation to what technology they are exposed to in life. Venture capitalists and consumers
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users accessed under the policy of Public Pledge of Self –regulation and Professional ethics. Internet cafes were asked to install software that blocked sensitive content and the patrons who visited these sites had to present their identification under their real name. Chinese Government launched a$800 million surveillance system called Golden Shield for monitoring Civilian use of internet 35000 internet police jobs were created to monitor and censor websites in China. Two cartoon police officers
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