Whether or not government should have the power or restrict access to some sites on the Internet.



Whether or not government should have the power or restrict access to some sites on the Internet.

Introduction

We live in a world where censorship and surveillance of the Internet is ubiquitous. Technology companies face these issues not only in China, Egypt or Pakistan, but also in Australia and India. The United States require that telecommunications companies equip their products with devices that could serve as wiretapping, spying once the operation is part of, Internet telephony, countries whose spies are much less moderates that FBI agents may have.

We must be aware that China, Australia and Ethiopia are the same thing: they limit access to online content through both technical means and by law, and they monitor Internet communications. It is therefore necessary to find a new way to guide business decisions about when to participate in screening and monitoring, because the binary world, censorship or freedom, no longer exists.

The solution to this fact is somewhat radical: experts think that there are circumstances in which countries can legitimately censor the Internet. (It is less controversial to admit that sometimes their own spy States citizens.)

Discussion

Censorship of the Internet means limitations of the information available through this network which has grown widely at the state level, and against human rights. Although, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights makes access to information as an undeniable right, some states appear, as with other media, willing to regulate the Internet. In some cases, certain associations like Reporters without Borders accuse these States of censorship. Between the year 1999 and 2004, this association was even echoed in a dramatic increase in the filter.

As the Internet has become increasingly important in the global marketplace; many governments have spoken out against U.S. control over ICANN. They maintain that since the Internet is a global entity, ...