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The Pros And Cons Of Government Internet Monitoring

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Your tweet will be processed and posted shortly… right after it is approved through the brand-new United State’s Lie Detecting Software and Approval program. Effective 2018, all Internet content must be approved by the U.S. Government to ensure that truths are documented and “fake news” is obliterated. Now obviously, this type of program would never take effect—it would be a logistical nightmare. But it poses the question, how far can the government go with monitoring the web? Most Americans that have passed 8th grade US History know that the Bill of Rights gives Americans the right to free speech and freedom of the press. It’s right in the first Amendment—“Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…” But …show more content…

If the government monitors all content, this is a direct violation of American’s rights to freedom of speech and expression—how will satirical news sites, like The Onion be monitored? What about social media sites like Twitter or Facebook? Even if the government decides to only monitor news sources, there must be a logical way to define a news source and logical categories—will only major news sources, like NBC, Fox, and CNN be monitored? How does the federal government decide if something is a major news source? How will foreign news sites be monitored? Will news be monitored at the local level—how will hometown newspapers or local radio stations be affected? There are so many questions regarding how content could be monitored, it would take a lot of time for a government at any level to write out in a formal bill the regulations required to make such an undertaking …show more content…

However, while news sources must work to always report the facts, it is, just like in any true democracy, ultimately up to American citizens to eliminate the spread of fake news and false information. Americans must seek out news sources that are known to be trustworthy, and to think critically about those sources. What are potential biases? Are there other websites with similar information? How is that information framed differently based on the political beliefs of that organization? As consumers of the news, it is up to Americans to understand bias and think critically about the information that they

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