Your thoughts on internet censorship?

[Caustic Fox]

I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

I am currently composing a research paper on the topic of internet censorship. One of the paper's requirements is to conduct some field research. Basically, I need to ask around and do a survey type of thing. Anyways, here are the questions:

1. If you have already experienced censored internet (job related, school... etc) how did you initially feel about this?

2. If so, did you take any steps in circumventing this blockade?

3. If for instance, your home internet (which you also pay monthly for) became extensively censored, would you have the audacity to drop your Internet Service Provider?

4. The more common excuses for supporting internet censorship has been to 'protect' minors from pornographic content, or other forms of 'protection'. Do you agree on this reasoning? Why or why not?

Thanks guys!

 

[musical marv]

I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

I am currently composing a research paper on the topic of internet censorship. One of the paper's requirements is to conduct some field research. Basically, I need to ask around and do a survey type of thing. Anyways, here are the questions:

1. If you have already experienced censored internet (job related, school... etc) how did you initially feel about this?

2. If so, did you take any steps in circumventing this blockade?

3. If for instance, your home internet (which you also pay monthly for) became extensively censored, would you have the audacity to drop your Internet Service Provider?

4. The more common excuses for supporting internet censorship has been to 'protect' minors from pornographic content, or other forms of 'protection'. Do you agree on this reasoning? Why or why not?

Thanks guys!

Govenment should not get involved in internet censorship period. STAY OUT!

 

[Reynod]

Caustic Fox why not use the poll thread function and carefully put your questions into it?

You might get more answers.

 

[chunkymonster]

1. If you have already experienced censored internet (job related, school... etc) how did you initially feel about this?

My work began blocking websites several years ago. Initially I though is was totally bogus, but the internet access provided by my employer is paid for and managed by them and intended to be used for business purposes, so there is very little that I can say or do to change it. Also, I have experienced internet blocking at the local library, they block all access to anything porn, firearms, and other material deemed inappropriate.

2. If so, did you take any steps in circumventing this blockade?

At work, I started using a private VPN connection to a VM desktop so I could continue to use the company computer to access blocked sites, but they eventually caught on to a VPN connection going to an address outside of their own address ranges for VPN connections and stopped it.

3. If for instance, your home internet (which you also pay monthly for) became extensively censored, would you have the audacity to drop your Internet Service Provider?

It does not take audacity to change internet providers if a certain provider is not giving you the level of service you are paying for or if they change the T's & C's without prior notification or adjusting the level of service. I have absolutely changed internet providers as a result of blocking or reduced QoS when using torrents, VOIP, and accessing newsgroups.

4. The more common excuses for supporting internet censorship has been to 'protect' minors from pornographic content, or other forms of 'protection'. Do you agree on this reasoning? Why or why not?

Protecting minors from inappropriate internet content is not the role and purpose of government.

 

[dogman_1234]

Here is my take.

All governments should stay out of internet regulation.

People have a right to move about information without the governments form tapping this information.

Individuals should patrol the internet at will, report anything they see offensive, and be rewarded cash for reporting things like child porn to authorities.

Censorship should be criminalized in the US and Canada.

Public/Private firms cannot limit information transfer across the internet.

The internet should be an open library around the world.

Censorship is the government fearing their people will learn.

 

[musical marv]

Here is my take.

All governments should stay out of internet regulation.

People have a right to move about information without the governments form tapping this information.

Individuals should patrol the internet at will, report anything they see offensive, and be rewarded cash for reporting things like child porn to authorities.

Censorship should be criminalized in the US and Canada.

Public/Private firms cannot limit information transfer across the internet.

The internet should be an open library around the world.

Censorship is the government fearing their people will learn.

Hopefully will not turn into China like they have censorship with their internet.