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How much censoring should be on the internet?
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Demon_skeith
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RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
I'd say none, but then you would have crazies spouting lots of nonsense that could be mistaken as truth.
I'd say none, but then you would have crazies spouting lots of nonsense that could be mistaken as truth.
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RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
I don't think the government should be involved when it comes to any type of censoring. In my opinion it's a waste of time to try to censor the Internet. Unless it breaks any laws, which in any event may be okay to censor all together. If it doesn't break the law what your censoring, there doesn't seem to be any point.
I don't think the government should be involved when it comes to any type of censoring. In my opinion it's a waste of time to try to censor the Internet. Unless it breaks any laws, which in any event may be okay to censor all together. If it doesn't break the law what your censoring, there doesn't seem to be any point.
Xyphien
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RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
I agree with this for the most part. I'm touch and go on the government having any say in the internet but it really depends on the type of illegal content in my opinion. Marijuana for example is federally illegal in the united states, however over half of the US allows it either completely legal or medicinally which still makes it illegal in the eyes of the government. With them censoring anything illegal it'd in turn censor that sort of content as well. With that, someone who has extreme seizers may never find out that smoking can significantly reduce them, etc.
RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
I would point out two very important reasons for censorship of the internet:
1. The internet is a repository of data and data is becoming the new gold. People should be given the benefits of companies using their data. The profits accrued by MNCs due to their use of this public good has to be taxed.
2. Just like privacy, human dignity is also fundamental to the nature of human existence. It has to be respected at all cost. Social media is now a platform to shame people and its being misused rampantly.
I would point out two very important reasons for censorship of the internet:
1. The internet is a repository of data and data is becoming the new gold. People should be given the benefits of companies using their data. The profits accrued by MNCs due to their use of this public good has to be taxed.
2. Just like privacy, human dignity is also fundamental to the nature of human existence. It has to be respected at all cost. Social media is now a platform to shame people and its being misused rampantly.
RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
People have right to belief and so it should be within limit to criticze the religion. And considering left is being free speech suppresser lately. That is something needs to be controlled because their logic on free speech and hate crime is pretty weird.
People have right to belief and so it should be within limit to criticze the religion. And considering left is being free speech suppresser lately. That is something needs to be controlled because their logic on free speech and hate crime is pretty weird.
ZandraJoi
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RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
Being in the US, we have the Constitution for Freedom of Speech. Big Tech has no right to censor just because they don't like or agree with what is being said. Gone are the Agree to disagree days. Flipside, if I was to post something that MSM (Mainstream Media) doesn't agree with, I would be & have been berated. However, they can put down others' beliefs. That is just wrong on so many levels. As I always tell people, I'm for Equal not More Rights. Censoring tilts it so that those people have MORE rights. Another thing people have to realize, censoring won't stop. The ones who are for the censorship, just wait, there may be something you do that gets censored.
Being in the US, we have the Constitution for Freedom of Speech. Big Tech has no right to censor just because they don't like or agree with what is being said. Gone are the Agree to disagree days. Flipside, if I was to post something that MSM (Mainstream Media) doesn't agree with, I would be & have been berated. However, they can put down others' beliefs. That is just wrong on so many levels. As I always tell people, I'm for Equal not More Rights. Censoring tilts it so that those people have MORE rights. Another thing people have to realize, censoring won't stop. The ones who are for the censorship, just wait, there may be something you do that gets censored.
Entitled Stories
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RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
I think their is no place for the government to sensor anything online, barring things that are illegal, such as inappropriate images of children. However, currently the government doesn't censor anything online, at least in the US, barring exceptional circumstances. There is no government bureau of censorship telling companies what to take down.
However, these "private companies" are censoring content and they are doing so unequally. They also censor items that are under active debate that do not agree with their narrative. For instance, for a long time Facebook was censoring any content that suggested Covid-19 was man-made in a lab, but now that new information is coming out they have http://reversed course and are now allowing people to talk about it being made in a lab. When private companies become the arbiters of truth, they get to dictate what is true by silencing anyone who does not conform to their narrative.
If you have too much censoring, you can have cases where the truth is censored and branded as nonsense.
I think their is no place for the government to sensor anything online, barring things that are illegal, such as inappropriate images of children. However, currently the government doesn't censor anything online, at least in the US, barring exceptional circumstances. There is no government bureau of censorship telling companies what to take down.
However, these "private companies" are censoring content and they are doing so unequally. They also censor items that are under active debate that do not agree with their narrative. For instance, for a long time Facebook was censoring any content that suggested Covid-19 was man-made in a lab, but now that new information is coming out they have http://reversed course and are now allowing people to talk about it being made in a lab. When private companies become the arbiters of truth, they get to dictate what is true by silencing anyone who does not conform to their narrative.
RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
Ideally there should not be any censoring of the internet considering the freedom of speech and human rights etc. Having said that I think it is not possible to avoid censorship altogether. Each country has its own laws governing internet among other things. If these laws are strictly followed there will be no question of censorship. But then the government too needs to be impartial in using their authority.
Ideally there should not be any censoring of the internet considering the freedom of speech and human rights etc. Having said that I think it is not possible to avoid censorship altogether. Each country has its own laws governing internet among other things. If these laws are strictly followed there will be no question of censorship. But then the government too needs to be impartial in using their authority.
Sincerem11
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RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
Their should be free use of the internet for everyone, but where by other users are simply using it for fraudulent activities that's when censorship should come in.
Their should be free use of the internet for everyone, but where by other users are simply using it for fraudulent activities that's when censorship should come in.
RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
Obviously I think censorship is necessary. I do understand all the people claiming here about freedom of speech and expression. But, there are certain rules and regulations we need to abide by. There are some sites which are strictly for adults, and minors can't use those. So for them such censorship is needed.
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RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
Possibly to senor the Internet for kids, I could then be in agreeance with it. I can't see any other reason. But that can usually only be monitored when someone registers for an account, and that can't be used to take away the rights of an individual person. It's just not constitutional.
Joshua Farrell
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RE: How much censoring should be on the internet?
The biggest issue with censorship for those who have rights of being able to say generally anything, is that those services you sign up to that are labeled as "public services", aren't supposed to censor in the first place, unless it falls into the scope of restricted speech (murder threats, terrorism and other such items). Now, if the company that owns the site, isn't considered a public service, then they have additional rights to be able to define what exactly they would be willing to be hosted on their sites.
It's like Hosting Providers. They allow you to host your site in their services, and have terms of services and privacy agreements that you are asked to abide by, if you want to use the service.
And things like forums, most forums have some sort of censoring that happens to some extent; even if the owner does his/her best to make sure there are freedom to discuss things.
While I wish there was no censorship on the internet, the only way to avoid it completely, is to run your own host on your own machines, and get the appropriate internet plan that allows the kind of up and down traffic to the machines, that you would expect to have at a standard host. That way, you as the owner, have the right to deny service or let anyone do what they want, within standard laws that govern things like Privacy.
The biggest issue with censorship for those who have rights of being able to say generally anything, is that those services you sign up to that are labeled as "public services", aren't supposed to censor in the first place, unless it falls into the scope of restricted speech (murder threats, terrorism and other such items). Now, if the company that owns the site, isn't considered a public service, then they have additional rights to be able to define what exactly they would be willing to be hosted on their sites.
It's like Hosting Providers. They allow you to host your site in their services, and have terms of services and privacy agreements that you are asked to abide by, if you want to use the service.
And things like forums, most forums have some sort of censoring that happens to some extent; even if the owner does his/her best to make sure there are freedom to discuss things.
While I wish there was no censorship on the internet, the only way to avoid it completely, is to run your own host on your own machines, and get the appropriate internet plan that allows the kind of up and down traffic to the machines, that you would expect to have at a standard host. That way, you as the owner, have the right to deny service or let anyone do what they want, within standard laws that govern things like Privacy.