The Communications Decency Act (CDA) Of 1996

In this day and age, people of all ages can have some type of access to Internet and browsing where they can search literally anything they please. Whether it is a research paper for school or just something that you have a question about. However, good things cannot be too good without someone ruining or abusing the power. Obscene and pornographic material is all over the Internet and whether or not it is a problem is extremely arguable. I do think that children should be shielded from this nature. There are ways that parents and guardians can protect and keep their child from viewing this type of material and they should be aware of it.

“The Communications Decency Act (or CDA) of 1996 was the first real attempt by the U.S. Congress to get

The Act was Title V of an omnibus bill called the Telecommunications Act of 1996.” (http://www.reputationhawk.com/communicationsdecencyact.html) This act’s purpose was to stop the publishing of obscene material. However, this is where things become tricky and cause controversy. The bill uses the word “indecent” to describe the type of things that should not be online. This term remains undefined throughout the text and there is no definition that portrays what “indecent” is without art or creative writing. While one person could consider something indecent, another could not have a problem with the content. This is how the opinions of obscene and/or pornographic material on the Internet differs. I do think that anything indecent or explicit of a person should stay off of the Internet where anyone could see. Also, I do think that there should be rules as to what can get posted on the Internet for the well-being of everyone. ”The #1 reason why websites are asked to be blocked or removed is because of defamation. Privacy and security is the second most popular reason.” (http://brandongaille.com/32-amazing-internet-censorship-statistics/) For the safety of everyone, if a website

If we are protecting children and kids from things that are happening to them, like rape, then they should be protected from seeing things of this nature. If I was a parent or guardian worried about my child obtaining this type of content, I would definitely act to shield them from it. A way I would do this is to keep a close eye on what their browsing history is and what type of social media they are on. Also, if I do find it as a big problem, there are Web Filters that I could purchase to block the inappropriate pages. This would seem as a helpful solution. Of course this would bother any young adult, however it is only for their own well-being. Any person who loves their child, would do anything or support anything to protect them. However, I will say that there is only so much a parent can do to prevent their kids from viewing these things. If someone wants something, they will find a way to get it. That is why I would say that it is the government’s job to make sure that the Internet is censored and children are not viewing things such as pornography or