March 12, 2013 The World Day Against Cyber Censorship

Have you ever heard of Internet censorship? Maybe you say what´s that? why the Netizens, entity or person actively involved in online communities or a habitual user of the Internet, say the cyberspace their environment in which free communication over computer network occurs, now is threatened? And you what do you think? We are going to talk about those questions today March 12, considered as World Day Against Cyber Censorship?

The internet as you know the world wide web, is a global interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world via dedicated routers and servers. Generally People use Internet for entertainment and to meet friends, to stay connect with family, share ideas, and so on, but also and there are many companies that have been successful globally through the use of the Internet industry. What is more when people are using Internet they fell free to comment, to express themselves.

However many parents are worry about their children when they are using the web because they are exposed to cyber-crime, bullying, pornography, obscenity. Yes, there are many real dangers that threaten your family online. Therefore the government tries to regulate, to control that, they are trying to put some restrictions or suppression of what information can be accessed, published, or viewed on the internet. Many Netizens feel their freedom of expression or speech on the Internet is threatened. Since a large debate has been opened on the Internet censorship. This debate raises an important question which is many immoral individuals abuse of the Anonymous remailer or take advantage of the freedom to send harassing and obtrusive message. So the question is should they remove this service? Something that everyone fears. Until our days this debate is not finished yet and there is a great controversy of what information should people have access to and what kind of material should be censored to maintain a particular moral standard.

Reporters Without Borders (RWB. website: en.rsf.org) a non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud has for mission defend the freedom of the press and freedom of information create the : World Day Against Cyber Censorship, it was first celebrated on March 12, 2008. This day of internet freedom is primarily intended to denounce cyber censorship worldwide. Repression of Internet users, including bloggers around the world would be growing and closures websites ever increasing, according to the organization.Originally. This event was primarily targeted China and its laws relating to the control of the Internet. Many users are behind bars for exercising their right to freedom of expression on the web. China remains the biggest prison for journalists and online bloggers.

Then, to denounce censorship by governments and demand more freedoms on the internet, Reporters Without Borders has called to manifest in many countries enemies, like Burma, China, North Korea, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Viet nam. And you, are you agree with that? What do you think of International Day for freedom of expression on the Internet? Please tell us your opinion by filling the form below.

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