When referring to internet
filtering, I immediately thought that it should be enforced due to the
magnitude of the internet and the amount of illegal and unsafe content on
there. I think for purposes of ensuring children are less likely to come across
this material, content filtering should definitely be enforced. In my own
experiences on the internet, it is so easy for an adult or child to type
something into a search engine and get back unrelated content. For example, If
you type Virgin into the search bar – hoping to get to the Virgin blue Australia
website, it could be likely that unrelated content will emerge through the search.
When referring to the Electronic
Frontiers Australia criticism of the filtering system, it is apparent that yes
there are some concerns that will be raised on this system, although it could
be argued that if the internet is safer because of the filtering then it shouldn’t
matter if the internet is slower, don’t you think?
Cyber safety is extremely important
in this day and age as children are finding it much easier to access inappropriate
and adult rated material online. I have one concern with filtering which is in
relation to the cost of the exercise, due to the magnitude of the internet it
would seem to me that the implementation process and also the running of the
filtering system would be extremely costly. Although obviously more research
and testing has to be done before figures could be made. I still believe that filtering
internet content is the way to go to ensure the safety of children in society.
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