Interactive computing
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Interactive computing is found in places like the Internet, a loose agglomeration of computing networks that enables the user to access vast amounts of information from sources all over the world. The Internet is notorious for being difficult to learn and to traverse, but those who manage to learn can access huge amounts of printed data, images, and even video on a limited basis. As access to the Internet in its various forms becomes more prevalent, including the World Wide Web, Usenet Groups, and bulletin board services through such access providers as America On-Line, Prodigy, and CompuServe, parents and government officials have become more concerned about the possibility that children will be able to access areas of the Internet containing obscene materials, pornographic images, and even pedophiles on line looking for young people. This concern has led to proposals for the screening of material on the Internet and even for possible censorship. Censorship has also been attempted by highly controlled and totalitarian societies ranging from Germany to Singapore to China. International disputes over cyberspace have already emerged, and what may be proposed is a legal regime to regulate communication problems in the global village. Can such a unified legal regime be established and be effective? These are two different questions. Such a regime could be established, but it is not clear that it could be effective. The Internet differs from on-line services such as Pro
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ere free speech is the norm, and as a result, different forces in society have sought to control what can be sent out on the Internet. The Internet, however, is structured in such a way that it may be impossible to control what is disseminated and who accesses it. Supporters of freedom on the Internet suggest that imposing controls on information is censorship. Chapman (1995) indicates that any attempt on the part of the government to regulate the Internet as Exon has proposed is doomed to failure because computer users can foil such attempts. Another related factor is simply that the Internet is too large and too anarchic in its structure for this sort of regulation to be possible (Chapman, 1995, 10).
It is precisely because no one seems to be watching that some have proposed complete bans on certain types of material on the Internet, as seen in bills proposed in Congress:
If the various provisions are ultimately approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the President, Americans could find it harder to see titillating or violent fare on broadcast or cable television, access "blue" material with their computer modems, or send illicit messages over the Internet. The crackdown, observers say, represents the most a
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Approximate Word count = 2160
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page)
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