Discussion6: Internet Controversy

Mod5 Discussion

Instructions

The Internet empowers enhanced communication on global, national, and

local levels. With all of the positive aspects, by its very design the Internet is

very difficult to control and over time

various societal and legal issues have

arisen.

For this week's discussion:

Select an Internet controversy and discuss why this issue is of significance to

society. It will be necessary to research the issue before writing. Feel free to

take a position on t

he issue and include arguments to make your point.

Some

example

topics

are the following (feel free to select something different

from this list):

·

Bandwidth Caps

·

Censorship

·

Climategate

·

Eavesdropping

·

Filesharing

·

Net Neutrality

·

Pornography

·

Wikileaks

·

Google Books/Copyrights

·

Fake News

Follow these guidelines below when completing this discussion.

·

Your initial post should be 2

-

3 paragraphs in length (

250 words).

Mod5 Discussion Instructions

The Internet empowers enhanced communication on global, national, and

local levels. With all of the positive aspects, by its very design the Internet is

very difficult to control and over time various societal and legal issues have

arisen. For this week's discussion:

Select an Internet controversy and discuss why this issue is of significance to

society. It will be necessary to research the issue before writing. Feel free to

take a position on the issue and include arguments to make your point.

Some example topics are the following (feel free to select something different

from this list):

 Bandwidth Caps

 Censorship

 Climategate

 Eavesdropping

 Filesharing

 Net Neutrality

 Pornography

 Wikileaks

 Google Books/Copyrights

 Fake News

Follow these guidelines below when completing this discussion.

 Your initial post should be 2-3 paragraphs in length (250 words).