Government Regulations

Government regulations on the internet

With the vast amounts of information available on the internet, is it necessary to have government regulations on the internet? Do they keep consumers safe or is the government violating our right to information by censoring what can be accessed? Government regulations are rules for the web controlling what the public can and cannot view. These regulations are made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent agency of the United States government. In this essay I will be describing the pros and cons of these government regulations and what effects they have on the public. Government regulations on the internet first took place in 1996 starting with the phone company AT&T for

Internet Regulations also decrease the chances of online theft, and help keep fake websites off the internet such as the scam pages that may pop up while using other websites and may also help protect your electronic device from spams. To keep government regulations in place it does cost America quite a bit of money. On average government regulations on the internet cost the U.S up to $55 billion dollars per year. With all the money spent on these regulations it makes it difficult for many business consumers to keep a successful business going while following the regulations which are very specific on what you can and can not

With every country having access, can any one set of rules be made to apply globally? Should the internet be considered as its own independent nation? Where do the real responsibilities of regulations lie, with the consumer or the provider? With so many avenues that make the internet what it is, how does one decide the limit of censorship or privacy without limiting the impact on the economy? Surely with highly limited access to sensitive information, consumers would also have to be protected from what web providers have access to as well. With such high costs of these regulations, how can they continue to be put into place if the information gained from consumer use is restricted? The information they obtain through consumer data use helps companies to market their goods which in turn, at some point of sale, helps pay for the regulations. How far does it go? Where does it stop? As the information available continues to grow to meet the demand of an ever changing society, this topic will continue to be a