Duty To Monitor Internet

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The topic I'm going to be talking about is to what extent does the government, state, and local have the duty to monitor internet content. This is a hard topic because as many people say they have the right to their privacy there are also a lot of reasons to monitor the internet. I think that too many bad and illegal things happen over the internet to not have it be monitored, but, I do also think we deserve the right to our privacy. I think there was a time where it wouldn't of had to be monitored but now days there is too much inappropriate and illegal content online If there is reason to believe that you are doing something illegal or dangerous over the internet your school, the state or local police should have the ability to access it so the problem can be addressed. It would be way too easy to get things away if they didn't have that authority they would simply …show more content…

People can post mean and untrue things about other people or even harass them. This is really hard on people and it's hard to get away from it because as soon as something gets posted, it is on there forever and anyone can see. This would be difficult to control if schools and local police did not have the ability to monitor it.
I think another reason someone's internet should be monitored is if there is reason to believe they are suicidal, in today's generation people tend to post suicidal comments on the internet which could be one of two things a cry for help or someone just wanting drama or attention and I think they are both very serious.
This also can influence other people to take those same actions, like the newest thing is the tide pod challenge. People would think it's a great idea to eat tide pods and share the idea on social

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