The Internet

This topic was inspired from the 'Should government ban internet sites'. It just got me thinking.

The internet has a wealth of information. It facilitates cultural and intellectual exchange and enriches our lives. At the same time it has plenty of content that can be sexual, violent or offensive in nature.

1) Does the internet have content that is harmful to society or is this subjective preference?

2) Is there a need to censor/control such content and why?

3) If it should be censored who should do it, when, how and why - parents, schools, businesses, government? Or is censorship and control more of personal responsibility.

4) Should government be involved in anyway when it comes to controlling and censoring content on the internet how and why?

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

This topic was inspired from the 'Should government ban internet sites'. It just got me thinking.

The internet has a wealth of information. It facilitates cultural and intellectual exchange and enriches our lives. At the same time it has plenty of content that can be sexual, violent or offensive in nature.

1) Does the internet have content that is harmful to society or is this subjective preference?

2) Is there a need to censor/control such content and why?

3) If it should be censored who should do it, when, how and why - parents, schools, businesses, government? Or is censorship and control more of personal responsibility.

4) Should government be involved in anyway when it comes to controlling and censoring content on the internet how and why?

Nice topic RTH as always👏👏👏

Blocked things are of more interest to the folks....why draw their attention by blocking them....

say for instance...i make it a point to read the banned books and banned films...did'nt miss reading Lajja...watching WATER...😆

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

This topic was inspired from the 'Should government ban internet sites'. It just got me thinking.

The internet has a wealth of information. It facilitates cultural and intellectual exchange and enriches our lives.

lol. nice line. almost makes it sound like one is doing something important😆

At the same time it has plenty of content that can be sexual, violent or offensive in nature.

how's some of this bad? that's like 90% of the reason most of the world gets on the net from what one hears😆

1) Does the internet have content that is harmful to society or is this subjective preference?

2) Is there a need to censor/control such content and why?

3) If it should be censored who should do it, when, how and why - parents, schools, businesses, government? Or is censorship and control more of personal responsibility.

mostly parents and businesses, the only two people/ entities that have their dog in the game.😊

4) Should government be involved in anyway when it comes to controlling and censoring content on the internet how and why?

only when it comes to areas of national defense interests. not for so-called cultural reasons. 😊

Originally posted by: chatbuster

Wellsaid CB ji😊

Originally posted by: Madmadgirl

No, absolutely not.

Governments can go get lost! - havent they got more important things to do for goodness sake?????😕

I understand the dilemma, closing websited fro example that incite racism, terrorism etc are all antisocial, but to ban them drives them underground and that makes them twice as dangerous...and attractive.

I cant stand Big Brother attitudes from governments so the answer from me is a fat resounding NO!

😡 M 😡

😆😆 you crack me with your baseball bat responses... sorry to be off topic, couldn't resist 😆 here.