Freedom of information

fact that they disagree with the message that is being sent. This has been an ongoing battle, with one side voting against net neutrality, as they believe it to be exactly what everyone needs and the other seeing it as a breach of their right to freedom of speech. Federal Communications Commission, otherwise known as the FCC, voted two-to-one in May of 2017, to begin the tearing down of the net neutrality law (Rushe), that which protected individuals from companies that purposefully slowed down

the Internets status as a human right. While Cerf, as much as anyone, recognizes the impact of the Internet, his argument stems from a purely mechanical standpoint and fails to depict the Internet in any kind of humanistic light. Access to public information should never be transgressed on. Far more than any other technology, the Internet should be regarded and protected as a civil right because it permits individuals ubiquitously to practice free speech. “Technology is an enabler of rights, not a

in the past years because our society is very technology based and as consumers we can get our hands on anything we desire as long as we have a connection to the internet. Does this mean that the federal government should be allowed to regulate information on the internet? Government officials may want to regulate the internet but no matter how hard they try it will be nearly impossible to complete because of how rapid the internet it growing. So many different sites are created everyday there is

We have grown dependent on it, thus, making it part of our society. But the question here is, what are the consequences of our continuous dependency? Will it affect how people view certain things? With the wide array of information on the internet, will the millions of information help in sustaining the evolution of our society? During the start of the Internet in 1981, it received numerous criticisms in terms of its role in the growth and well being of our society. It was praised and at the same

problem became so widespread because there were no solutions readily available when the problem arose.” Pg.50) the problem does not stop at spams, there are viruses and hacking groups that infect our computers to either steel or destroy our personal information. It’s not wrong to say that the illegal activities thiat happen in the real world are also happening on the

In the United States of America, we enjoy many freedoms such as freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Today, we could rightly add freedom of internet use. However, with every freedom comes those who would abuse it. Cyberbullies, hackers, ransomware users, etc. Does this abuse of the internet indicate that the U.S. Government has a duty to protect its citizens by monitoring internet content? Unless and until we give up our freedom of the internet the duty of monitoring it is ours. Giving that

The internet has become an integral part of our lives, linking people overseas, transmitting ideas, and propelling innovation. In order to continue the innovations and links, governments and service providers should not regulate, restrict, or censor the internet. The internet, as it stands today, serves as a medium for our entertainment, communication, and commercial needs. It is something many of us have come to take for granted. The original intended purpose of the first “internet,” however, goes

Internet Censorship: Just Say No   In December of 1994, a young college student named Jake Baker posted one of his fiction pieces in an alt.sex newsgroup. Usually, his contributions to this widely-read site consisted of short stories about rape, torture, and murder of women. In this particular newsgroup post, he continued with his usual contributions; however, he took it a bit further by writing about one of his fellow classmates, using her name and identity in the piece. Faculty members at

incredible communication tool that has revolutionized the speed and the effectiveness of all world trade during the past 20 years. In fact, the internet has literally removed a variable part of business communication. The time taken to send or receive information isn’t a preoccupation anymore. For example, the drawings and the characteristics of a tool can be discussed between the engineering unit in the US, and the production factory in China. And that includes exchanges of pictures, designs, figures of

and enforce legal ramifications on the use of the internet when hate speech is identified in all 50 states. These legal ramifications should be extended to people in authority who use information from the internet to get to their subordinates. The internet has radically changed the way we get and disseminate information. The internet is a place to express free speech and just be yourself, but this has many times come back to hunt users in a negative way. This paper will be looking at how schools, workplaces