The Role Of Internet Censorship In North America

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"According to go-globe.hk, 60% of citizens with internet access in North America are concerned about the government censoring the internet.” That means that approximately 215,724,686 people who live in North America are concerned about internet censorship. Why are more than half of North American citizens concerned about their freedom on the internet?

Life is becoming reliant on technology. Life has become so revolved around technology that “50% of teens admit to being addicted to their phones”, according to a study done by dailyinfographic.com. If we are so involved with our phones and our technology, then why is it being taken away from us?

Schools and newspaper outlets everywhere have to censor articles because they are deemed

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