Should the internet be censored/regulated?

[Landon]

With the rise of terror, we know that many terrorists become radicalized through the internet according to many investigations as a result of recent attacks. Terrorists can easily access sites that encourage them or give them instructions on what to do to join the Islamic State, and what they will do afterwards to cause terror. If sites like these weren't around, we may not have that issue.

The glorious internet allows us to post freely of what we want on certain topics such as this one where others can see them. All of us here certainly enjoy that right and connection.

Here's the point. Are we willing to give up our rights to governments to control what is posted on the internet? Or are we resistant to the government and allow more terrorists to become radicalized through its usage?

[scottish]

You can't.

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[Landon]

You can't.

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But why is this?

[scottish]

How would you plan on censoring/regulating it?

The internet isn't some black box that the USA owns and everything passes through this so that they can moderate it.

Go research the dark web as a starting point.

[despect]

I don't think it could actually ever happen, like Scott said you can't moderate EVERYTHING posted. I think in regards to your comment about terrorism there's a lot less on the internet because they have actually dealt with a lot of them and even if they moderated one image or site they'll be loads more to moderate. It doesn't seem like it is very realistic to moderate everything.

[Landon]

How would you plan on censoring/regulating it?

The internet isn't some black box that the USA owns and everything passes through this so that they can moderate it.

Go research the dark web as a starting point.

I am not for censorship and I do know quite well how the dark web operates. Just trying to invoke discussion.

North Korea censors their content. They regulate this via the use of laws and other threatening propaganda. We actually do have a bit of internet regulation going on. For instance, you cannot harass or cyberbully, etc. These are all regulated via laws. I think that if the idea of censoring came about, they could go tougher on laws and regulations, providing a larger budget to the teams that comb through data looking for red flags.

[Empired]

Of course you can harass and cyberbully. It happens to countless people up and down the country all day every day. You are not supposed to, but it's something that's almost impossible to regulate unless it's super obvious and there's plenty of evidence.

[Brad]

There can be stuff set in place that internet providers can put onto their user's internet. It's not entirely foolproof, but I know in China they have things set in place where you cannot go to certain websites, etc. I guess it all starts at the root of everything: the internet providers

[Landon]

Of course you can harass and cyberbully. It happens to countless people up and down the country all day every day. You are not supposed to, but it's something that's almost impossible to regulate unless it's super obvious and there's plenty of evidence.

It can be quite easy to regulate if people would report things like this. Local police station. Places near me are quite good about dealing with these issues or so I have heard.

[zammy149]

but thats impossible the internet is freedom.