Nations That Regulate Internet Content

[idav]

Which nations regulate internet content and why?
How Countries Are Regulating Internet Content

 

[suncowiam]

Let me guess, those countries that regulate the internet wants control of information to their citizens? It's really not about business?

 

[suncowiam]

Yup, I was right...

 

[Skwim]

From the linked OP source.

"USA
All electronic communication in the USA is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. In general the United States, in line with the free speech principle expressed in the First Amendment, has minimal content regulations. It does not mean, however, that the US has no regulations for the Internet.

The USA is the country with the most sophisticated regulations for the Internet. Its very sophistication is illustrated in the fact that it has laws of such broad definitions that even without amendments, the Internet can be captured. For example, a computer user in the USA can go to jail for transmitting and receiving pornography. A three-year Federal Bureau of Investigation crackdown that began in 1993 has resulted in 80 arrests, 66 convictions and more than 200 searches [9]. Keeping in mind that the telephone and the computer, the heart of the Internet, were invented in the USA, this sophistication should not be surprising."
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It appears the author of the piece, Peng Hwa Ang <[email protected]> Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is playing fast and loose with the facts. The 80 arrests, 66 convictions and more than 200 searches specifically targeted child porn, not adult porn..

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[Quintessence]

To have a more substantive response in this thread, I'd like to quote something from the article that I think helps dispel some of the misconceptions that might spring to mind when someone mentions regulation of the internet. Protection from these things is why regulation of the internet does not equate to "bad" -

• national security (instructions on bomb-making, illegal drug production, terrorist activities);
• protection of minors (abusive forms of marketing, violence, pornography);
• protection of human dignity (incitement to racial hatred or racial discrimination);
• economic security (fraud, instructions on pirating credit cards);
• information security (malicious hacking);
• protection of privacy (unauthorized communication of personal data, electronic harassment);
• protection of reputation (libel, unlawful comparative advertising);
• intellectual property (unauthorized distribution of copyrighted works, software or music) [ibid].

From How Countries Are Regulating Internet Content​

Regulation of the internet can be wise for purposes of protecting people and their information/property. The lack of good tools to do this effectively is something I tend to consider a problem, but I couldn't tell you what the solution is. Well, aside from "be careful how you use the internet," something that nowadays seems to be a much forgotten practice.

 

[idav]

To have a more substantive response in this thread, I'd like to quote something from the article that I think helps dispel some of the misconceptions that might spring to mind when someone mentions regulation of the internet. Protection from these things is why regulation of the internet does not equate to "bad" -

• national security (instructions on bomb-making, illegal drug production, terrorist activities);
• protection of minors (abusive forms of marketing, violence, pornography);
• protection of human dignity (incitement to racial hatred or racial discrimination);
• economic security (fraud, instructions on pirating credit cards);
• information security (malicious hacking);
• protection of privacy (unauthorized communication of personal data, electronic harassment);
• protection of reputation (libel, unlawful comparative advertising);
• intellectual property (unauthorized distribution of copyrighted works, software or music) [ibid].

From How Countries Are Regulating Internet Content​

Regulation of the internet can be wise for purposes of protecting people and their information/property. The lack of good tools to do this effectively is something I tend to consider a problem, but I couldn't tell you what the solution is. Well, aside from "be careful how you use the internet," something that nowadays seems to be a much forgotten practice.

Internet is generally an interesting beast to tame since when a hosting country doesn't allow types of sites to be up, there are other countries that will likely allow it.