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Save The Internet

Save The Internet


Did you know that 83.5% of the images available on the Internet were
pornographic (Kershaw)? Did you know that pornography on the Internet is readily
available to curious little children who happen to bump into them?
Today, the Internet which has only become popular several years ago, is
unequivocally one of the most revolutionary innovations in the computer world.
The information superhighway has changed peoples' lives dramatically and have
created many new exciting opportunities as well as markets to be exploited. But,
unfortunately, the Internet also has created a haven for the depravity of
pornography and hate literature. Therefore, this has called for immediate action
and the only solution up to today is censorship. The Internet must be censored
to the utmost. Many people complain that censorship is the violation of the
first amendment and the suppression of freedom of speech but there is a point
where freedom of speech becomes corrupt; freedom of speech only creates an
excuse for the vile pornographers to poison our nation let alone our children.
Pornography is regarded as immoral and downright filthy by the people.
It denies human dignity and often stimulates the user to violent acts (Beahm
295). Therefore, pornography and violence are correlated. It trivializes the
human beauty and converts it into commercialized slime (Beahm 295). Moreover,
the consumption of pornography can lead to a detrimental addiction and the
consumer can become a slave to it (Beahm 297). In short, pornography is a very
addictive drug; which has an equal or more potency to hard-core drugs like
heroin and cocaine. Can you imagine a ten year-old innocently surfing the
Internet and suddenly bumps into a pornographic site depicting explicit images
of naked women and becoming addicted to it? The damage is long-term and when the
time comes, we will have a nation of perverts. Galbraith says, "The U.S.
constitution does not forbid the protection of children from a...