Essay on Internet Regulation: Policing Cyberspace

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Internet Regulation: Policing Cyberspace

The Internet is a method of communication and a source of information that is
becoming more popular among those who are interested in, and have the time to
surf the information superhighway. The problem with this much information
being accessible to this many people is that some of it is deemed inappropriate
for minors. The government wants censorship, but a segment of the population
does not. Legislative regulation of the Internet would be an appropriate
function of the government.

The Communications Decency Act is an amendment which prevents the information
superhighway from becoming a computer "red light district." On June 14, 1995,
by a vote of 84-16, the United States Senate passed the amendment. It is now
being brought through the House of Representatives.1 The Internet is owned and
operated by the government, which gives them the obligation to restrict the
materials available through it. Though it appears to have sprung up overnight,
the inspiration of free-spirited hackers, it in fact was born in Defense
Department Cold War projects of the 1950s.2 The United States Government owns
the Internet and has the responsibility to determine who uses it and how it is
used. The government must control what information is accessible from its
agencies.

This material is not lawfully available through the mail or over the telephone,
there is no valid reason these perverts should be allowed unimpeded on the
Internet. Since our ini

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