Regulating The Internet: Who\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s In Charge
James H Huff English 111G Fall 1996
The internet was started by the military in the late forties, and has since
grown to an incredibly large and complex web, which will no doubt effect all of
us in the years to come. The press has recently taken it upon themselves to
educate the public to the dark side of this web, a network which should be
veiwed as a tremendous resource of information and entertainment. Instead, due
to this negative image, more and more people are shying away from the internet,
afraid of what they may find there. We must find a way to regulate what is there,
protect ourselves from what is unregulatable, and educate the general populace
on how to use this tremendous tool.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The reality exists that governance of global networks offers major
challenges to the user, providers, and policy makers to define their boundaries
and their system of government
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" (Harassim, p84)......
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