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4B EFS MODEL ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY CENSORSHIP AND THE INTERNET STUDENT NAME: WORD COUNT: 740 4B EFS – MODEL ESSAY The internet has had a huge impact on society since the 1990s. It is possible to have access to a great deal of information, some of which is considered to be harmful, such as websites promoting terrorism, suicide or pornography. Governments have tried to resolve these problems and suggested that internet censorship may be one method of doing this. It has been said that information could easily be obtained which may have negative effects on people; therefore, the Internet should be strictly controlled. On the other hand, it is sometimes argued that internet censorship could be dangerous and may not have the beneficial…show more content…
Internet censorship has been carried out by software since 2000 in Korea (Kim, 2000: 8). For example, the Korean government in 2000 decided to use this software in internet cafes and it was put into operation. However, as a result, students who had problems in relation to sexual violence were not able to gain access to Korean sexual violence advice websites, because the software was intercepting those sites, as well as websites offering advice to Korean homosexuals (Cronenberg, 2004:32). In summary, it shows that the government could not control all of the websites which include sexual materials and in fact they could even stop access to beneficial…show more content…
‘A Study of the Internet and Its Effects’ in Australian Journal of Internet Studies, vol.2, 14, 2006 Cronenberg, D. ‘Control of the Internet’ in Journal of Canadian Technology, vol.11, 14, 2004 Ellroy, J. ‘Internet Censorship – the Arguments Against’ in British Communication Journal, vol.12, 23, May 2003 Kim, J.I. ‘Policing the Internet in Korea’ in Communication Studies Journal, vol. 10, 18, July 2000 ESSAY OUTLINE – INTERNET CENSORSHIP INTRODUCTION: Net – rapid development since 90s Lots of info avail. BUT some may be harmful e.g. terrorism etc sites Bad info easily avail. t’fore net should be controlled However – c’ship could be dangerous – no benefit THESIS: Internet censorship is not necessary and may even have some detrimental effects. BP1: MA – info from sites not main reason for terrorism or
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