Final Argument Paper
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powerpoint.pptxLIBRARIES TO FILTER OR CENSOR PROVIDED MATERIAL?
COMPUTER AND INTERNET
Computer and internet technology have become a major source of information in todays world.
The internet can be accessed using various devices such a smart phones, tablets and computers.
Ordinarily the information is open to everybody to access and see
With the explosion of internet usage in the United States, the problem of regulating the new technology has been a troubling one. In private domains, the internet is a free range information tool that can be used to access a wealth of information, as well as a wealth of objectionable content, ranging from pornography to violence or hate. The first amendment protects users of the internet to access what they desire with the internet
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COMPUTER AND INTERNET CONT’D…
The internet has both socially and morally good things as well as immoral content.
The state has enacted laws that protect the children especially from such bad content
The first amendment protects users of the internet to access what they desire with the internet, stating that, “Congress shall make no law[...] abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”(The First Amendment). The issue takes a different turn, however, when being applied to government funded internet access centers. In particular, libraries and schools are being discussed as to what kind of information they are and are not allowing to be accessed with their connections.
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KEY WORDS
Filtering software
Censoring
CIPA-Child Internet Protection Act
Filtering software are programs that are installed in the computer that will limit the access of certain se cites in the internet. Censoring refers to the hiding of certain parts of material that is being viewed or shown,
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CHILD PROTECTION
In the spirit of protecting the children the state passed law to restrict accessed content
The state perceive that children can stray into wrong sites and view bad things
To avert such an innocent or deliberate move, filtering or censoring of internet content is in order.
Under the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA), Congress stated that “if public libraries do not filter access to the Internet, they will lose federal funding for computers and
Internet connections”
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CHILD PROTECTION CONT’D…
Some cites praises the use of dangerous substances such as drugs
Other cites have extremely explicit content.
The internet is laden with all kinds of material and information. some cites possess very destructive content to the young and easily influenced minds. Content such as pornographic material and drug abuse can easily derail a young mind.
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FACTS AND EVIDENCE
A third of drug use viewers in USA are under 16 years
The vice is rising with easy of internet access
The average age of internet exposure to pornography is 11 years.
It worrying that the risk posted by the internet such as those listed above does not make it to top ten on the list of things that parents and guardians worry about. Thus the government must look for means to intervene and check the alarming trends.
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ANT-FILTERING AND CENSORING
Filtering and censoring is against the freedom of expression
The government uses it as an excuse to avoid being attacked and opposition
Children are denied the opportunity to have an alternative approach to such issues
Despite some early religious-right support for the notion of censor ware, conservative groups now raise virtually identical concerns with this legislation as their liberal counterparts. A right-wing coalition letter to key legislators stated, "[t]here is growing concern within the conservative community regarding the use of filtering systems by schools and libraries that deliberately filter out web sites and information that promote conservative values. There have been many reported incidents of school-teachers and administrators targeting ... pro-life organizations with filtering software to prevent students from hearing alternative approaches to those issues." One begins to wonder just who, outside of a handful of legislators (and censor ware marketers), believes in censor ware any more.
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ANT-FILTERING AND CENSORING CONT’D…
The pupils should be thought how to make choices for themselves
The wrong cites should be explained and the consequence of opening them be explained.
Parents and teachers should guide children on the right and wrong materials.
Students should be taught to engage critical thinking skills when using the Internet and to be careful about relying on inaccurate resources online. One way to teach these skills in schools is to condition Internet access for minors on successful completion of a seminar similar to a driver's education course. Such seminars could also emphasize the dangers of disclosing personally identifiable information and communicating about intimate matters with strangers.
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REFERENCES
Valcke, M., Bonte, S., De Wever, B., & Rots, I. (2010). Internet parenting styles and the impact on Internet use of primary school children. Computers & Education, 55(2), 454-464.
Laughlin, G. K. (2002). Sex, lies, and library cards: The First Amendment implications of the use of software filters to control access to internet pornography in public libraries. Drake L. Rev., 51, 213.
REFERENCE CONT’D…
Nadel, M. S. (2001). The First Amendment's Limitations on the Use of Internet Filtering in Public and School Libraries: What Content Can Librarians Exclude?.
