Thursday, November 8, 2007

Unleashing the Ethical Bomb on the Internet.

Unleashing the Ethical Bomb on the Internet.

The Ethical Life of the Digital Aesthetic

To say the least, Ethics in the Media, especially in the realm of the World Wide Web is a very hot and dense topic. In my mind it is a debate that is far to complex for a single chapter summery to give justice to. However it is a topic that needs discussion. Is it wrong or right to take pornography of the internet? Should we censor children from accessing certain sites? Should the internet be controlled by the government? To be honest I don’t know if I have enough information to answer this. I understand the view point that the internet should be protected by the first amendment but at the same time does that mean we should leave it completely without restrictions? Does that mean that we should allow anyone to access anything? I think in many ways instead of relying on a sort of internet ethic we as humans need to rely on our own ethics and morals to control the wonderful and potentially horrible internet.

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