by I Lvl You on June 3rd, 2009

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Should the Internet be Censored?

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  • by pixie11479 on January 31st, 2012

    pixie11479

    NO. Might as well live in North Korea if that was the case.

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  • by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on June 3rd, 2009

    8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

    No.

    Who would do the censoring?

    If the GOP does the censoring, then anybody who follows non-Judeo-Christian beliefs, homosexuals, and anybody more Liberal than tthe Third Reich will have their sites blocked.
    If you let the Muslims or North Korea censor it, OH MY!

    And what about content that is legal in some places but not others? Or the problems we would have with the First Amendment here in the US?
    Last I checked, the only content we really censored here was that that was BLATANTLY illegal according to US Federal law (like child porn, snuff art...), but even then it is less about site-blocking and more about catching the people who go after that sort of stuff on the assumption that they have committed other criminal acts, so I don't really consider that "censorship".
    Of course, under GW's regime, researching Islam could have been seen as treason, but I digress.

    The point is that you really CAN'T censor a global medium like the 'net. There are too many standards.

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  • by Cogito Ergo Sum on January 31st, 2012

    Cogito Ergo Sum

    No, I don't support it.

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  • by chessiecat on January 31st, 2012

    chessiecat

    No.

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  • by The Doctor of Computer Forumz on January 31st, 2012

    The Doctor of Computer Forumz

    Absolutely not!

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  • by fundamentallyflawed on January 31st, 2012

    fundamentallyflawed

    Yes. I trust that the government or some big corporation knows what is best for me to view and read because they care about me.

    Not really.

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  • by Luffy on January 31st, 2012

    Luffy

    Like hell I do.

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  • by creamywhip on June 3rd, 2009

    creamywhip

    I watched a talk on the future of the internet and the logical conclusion was a pay per site internet with all isp companys charging you to surf a list of your favourite websites this way all the illegal and nasty stuff is snuffed out this could be law in 2 or 3 years so they are trying to turn the internet into sky channels for surfing the google talks on you tube is where this is proposed a talk called "the future of the internet with vint surf".also cloud computing is where we could be heading also.the link to the google talks which i have added herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAsb4gtEpaw

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  • by King of the Cheeses on June 3rd, 2009

    King of the Cheeses

    That really is a tricky subject. If it were possible to properly block all child porn, that would be a very good use for it. The problem is where does the censorship stop. I don't want to end up with things blocked just because some guy in charge of adding things to the list doesn't like something. Keep in mind that if blocking adult material from children is the purpose, there are already free programs you can get that do this.

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  • by Galeanda on February 1st, 2012

    Galeanda

    Yes, but there is no one that could do the censoring to make everyone happy. There is some material that I feel shouldn't be available to anyone, like child porn and certain hate groups, but trying to censor is impossible and once started I don't think it could be stopped and then improper censorship would no doubt happen more and more

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  • by NotSuspiciousAtAll on January 31st, 2012

    NotSuspiciousAtAll

    I don't support any form of censorship whatsoever.

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  • by Thadeus Quintus Lesbotron on January 31st, 2012

    Thadeus Quintus Lesbotron

    No, I don't support the removal of many of the questions on Answerbag which are flagged as 'offensive' by thin skinned whiners, never mind widespread government interference in what we can and cannot read.
    Of course, if the content infringes the rights of others, such as child pornography, then it should be removed and its originators and disseminators prosecuted, but removing opinions because someone doesn't like them is counterproductive.

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  • by nice jugs on January 31st, 2012

    nice jugs

    It does not compute.....So no....Why would I want ignorant people in power to say what I can or cannot view...

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  • by TheGrimReefer on January 31st, 2012

    TheGrimReefer

    Not even in the "what about....?" cases.

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  • by Occams Electric Razor on November 14th, 2009

    Occams Electric Razor

    First they censored literature
    Then they censored newspapers
    Then they censored radio
    Then they censored tv
    They will unfortunately, but inevitably censor the net

    ...why would I wish for another freedom to be taken away any faster than it already is?

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  • by Pontiac25 on November 14th, 2009

    Pontiac25

    No, it's called the world 'wide' web not the world 'blocked' web...

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  • by 404 on June 3rd, 2009

    404

    You mean it isn't already?

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  • by merry1 in a Texican COAT on June 3rd, 2009

    merry1 in a Texican COAT

    It already is, just move to China.

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  • by A Rock In Woolfs Clothing on November 14th, 2009

    A Rock In Woolfs Clothing

    No, absolutely not. I'm not at all speaking or thinking of human rights or even freedom of speech. Programs maybe should be made and sites taged so adult content can be restricted to adults. It's that I want to know what people are thinking in thier own homes safe in the glow of thier lamp, I want to be reminded of the stupidity, ignorance, bigotry that usually do not come up in polite conversation. I'm not a cynic and the bad I encounter is balanced by the good in the people here and in my life outside this office, and for one thing it spurs me to continue to stive to be a better human being.

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  • by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on November 14th, 2009

    buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind

    simple answer is NO!!

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  • by Teller of Truth on June 3rd, 2009

    Teller of Truth

    Of course not...You Censor things on your end, like deciding what site to go too and what site to not go too and you apply that to your children as well...

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  • by Retired From The Internet on September 13th, 2010

    Retired From The Internet

    Already is and No.

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  • by Mr.Wolf aka Nicholas_1007 is back! =D on February 1st, 2012

    Mr.Wolf aka Nicholas_1007 is back! =D

    Simple; no. Freedom of speech is available to us not to talk about things like celebrity trends, who's dating who now, or any of that babble, it was never made for that. It's to defend ourselves from controversial topics, threats, oppression, and to keep us all on the path the United States wanted to be ever since its birth; Independent. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to post awesome Comments and pictures that carry symbolic meaning where we want, like this. We wouldn't have freedom to choose what school we want to attend, what doctor you want to treat you, what branch of military you want to join, Help from a peer, gain an rewarding job you always wanted to have, or even the choice to choose who would be your partner in marriage. Freedom is everywhere, it is great, and it is young and it needs our guidance and support; we just need to defend it until the last defender falls. Ask yourself, would you defend your freedom? Would you die for it?

    ~Mr. Wolf

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  • by Closed Cal on January 31st, 2012

    Closed Cal

    As the owner of a record label I think there should be more done to combat lost revenue for smaller labels and artists, but big labels are often greedy and selfish and I honestly don't give a crap about them. The four majors have a monopoly and we should rob them of their share of the market and give it out to the other labels before things go haywire. Otherwise I am wholeheartedly against it.

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  • by shunyata on February 1st, 2012

    shunyata

    yes because:
    do you remember the oaklahoma bombing?
    well, McVeign a good middle class kid, popular in high school, good middle class family, got a hold of the " turner dairy ".
    alledgedly this actually "turned him". He choose to " follow it ".
    today you have to take steps to really get to that website....
    I also think sex/porn/child porn/ all of that MUST be restricted.
    it causes so much harm.

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  • by bostjan64 on February 2nd, 2012

    bostjan64

    No.

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  • by myname on January 31st, 2012

    myname

    not under any circumstance

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  • by Twisted Taco on June 3rd, 2009

    Twisted Taco

    Isn't it already? Don't you think that they're monitoring anything you say here and anywhere else and that the second you overstep your bounds, the men in black will be knocking at your door and awarding you a free vacation in Guantanamo Resort courtesy of the feds?

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  • by shakeelahmad on February 2nd, 2012

    shakeelahmad

    No. it should be not but as far as pornography is concerned, I am in favor of censoring it.

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  • by -answerman- on November 14th, 2009

    -answerman-

    no

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