OPPapers.com

Censorship

Government Censorship would damage the atmosphere of the freedom to express
ideas on the Internet; therefore, government should not encourage censorship

Thesis: Government Censorship would damage the atmosphere of the freedom to
express ideas on the Internet; therefore, government should not encourage
censorship.

Introduction

I. In the Internet community, there is a large volume of technical terms.
For this reason, it is first necessary to examine the terminology specific to
Internet.

1. The internet is a world wide computer network.

1. Electronic mail (email), which is one component of the Internet, approximates
person to person letters, memoranda, notes and even phone calls.

2. Another term that is often used is electronic news (enews/Usenet), enews is a
broadcast, free to the Internet medium.

3. The term FTP is also frequently used. File transfer protocol (FTP) started as
an Internet archival and retrieval medium, somewhat analogous to traditional
libraries.

4. The world-wide web (WWW), which is another component of the Net, can be used
to "publish" material that would traditionally appear in journals, magazines,
posters, books, television and even on film.

2. It is also essential to give a brief history on the internet.

3.The U.S. government is now trying to pass bills to prevent misuse of the Net.

II. In order to understand the need for the ever-growing body of legislation,
it is important to explore the controversy, and the current problems involved
with the Net as it exists must be introduced.

1. The problem that concerns most people is offensive materials such as
pornography.

2. Another crucial internet crime is the stealing of credit card numbers.

III. One reaction to this inapplicability has been the "Censor the Net"
approach (the censorship bill), we are now to compare its advantages and
disadvantages.

1. First, the meaning of "Censoring the Net" must be explained.

2. However, many experts...