Internet Censorship
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Internet Censorship
The number of internet users continues to increase daily and many of these users are young children. There are growing concerns regarding child censorship because the number of children accessing inappropriate adult sites is increasing. There is an urgent need to protect children online and ensure that they cannot access such sites, as well as protecting them from internet predators such as cyber bullies and paedophiles.One disturbing occurrence is that many children can now log into the internet from the privacy of their homes and gain access to all these sites. The internet has no regulations and is not governed by any body (Zuchora-Walske, 2010).Therefore that means that there are no checks as to the users of the internet, and this offers a risky proposition. Many people use the internet for retrieving beneficial information, but a large number also use the internet for things, which are detrimental and are inappropriate to the common population. Therefore, though child internet use is commendable, it should be carefully monitored to protect children from harmful elements.
Children are often curious and are eager to discover new things on the internet, there is no limit to what children can discover, and this is dangerous. Censorship of the internet is therefore important because it ensures that there is safety as children navigate the internet. With censorship, children are able to access the internet without parental supervision and this is of much convenience. There is rising worry from citizen concerning the increasing inappropriate material available online and it is important for the government to filter some of these content from the public (ZchaWlske,2010).It is important to constantly monitor the internet activities of children to ensure they do not fall prey to such sites on the internet. Internet censorship is an important debate and many believe that it is an issue of great concern. It is therefore important to restrict access to only those sites, which are beneficial to the common population, and content filtering is necessary to ensure that this is done. Censorship of the internet is important because it actually protects vulnerable people such as children from the harmful effects of the internet. Enacting laws that would implement censorship is one way of ensuring that the user base is safe from the negative elements in the internet.
There is a huge risk associated with internet use since all information is readily available to everyone, disregardless of age, sex, religion, or nationality. All stakeholders should be involved in helping to decide whether or not the internet should be regulated, since it is important to hear the views from all sides (Zuchora-Walske,2010).Though enacting this laws may be bad for business, and may affect the profits of many online entities, it is still necessary. The main aim of such an implementation would be to protect the children. The issue of uttermost importance is the assurance that children are safe when they browse the internet.Thiough civil Liberian groups continuously advocate for the right to independent and uncensored internet use, the issue of online safety when browsing is of more importance. Parents are increasingly becoming concerned by the availability of adult sites to children, and continue to call for laws to censor and filter such sites. Her interests of the parents should be of more importance than any other, and censorship should be enacted.

References
Zuchora-Walske, C. (2010). Internet Censorship. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books.