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Technology In 1984

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Rough Draft Is Technology taking us closer to the world of 1984? The fact is; our world has been caught upon the fence of Orwellian ideals for over a century now. Since the earliest days of swift communication, things have been monitored and hijacked, then used as incriminating evidence. The true problem which faces us, is the legislation nations across the globe are trying to pass. From the SOPA bill, which would have annihilated internet privacy with the NSA and other government branches actively monitoring and using what a person does on the internet, to the Telescreens of 1984. The parallels only begin to pile up from here. To begin with, an elaboration upon the presumed wild and dystopian world of 1984. The Government, known as Big …show more content…

White-Hatters watch teens, and then make a profile meant to lure in ‘Black-Hatters’, simply named ‘Bad Guys’ who of course want to do all sorts of nasty evil things to us. So these White-Hatters are great, they enforce the law and justice and all that is good, right, clean crisp goody goody two shoes… Now, what happens when they start following tighter laws. What if, because some sad and lonely teenager was being, well, lonely; he began actively flirting and getting rather forward in his actions to the White-Hatter? Why, of course, that White-Hatter would pull his typical card of ‘Ahah! I’m not actually who you think I am!’, then that sad and lonely teen would fall even deeper into his depressive state. Now, that’s a more simple thing, no real worry there because we can get him depressive help and all that jazz. However, if you’ve noticed, there has been an increasingly incriminating view on ‘memes’ or other typically harsh but altogether tolerated humor on the internet. Of which, have been commonplace as it is one’s right to voice themselves as they see fit. The Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act intended to, under Section 881, “...be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.” for this sort of harsh humor that is prevalent and part of the internet and

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In George Orwell’s 1984, he portrays technological advancements as the government is in control. When the author first introduces the telescreens, he writes “the voice came from an oblong metal plaque,” giving the characteristics of the telescreen and its functions (Orwell 4). Telescreens that serve both as a source of information and a tool of surveillance characterize the novel’s dystopian society. The telescreens are used by Thought Police (Government Officials) to catch anyone who says things filthy against the government or who goes away from the party’s ideology. Another example of the government’s use of technology for control is the invention of the “memory hole” a device “that a document was due for destruction,” (Orwell 37).

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