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POLL: Should the Internet be policed by a regulatory body?

I was home for lunch and was watching CityLine on CityTV.

They were discussing the shooter who killed one woman and injured like 19 other ppl (some who are in critical conditions I think still) at a Montreal college yesterday.

They had a phone-in poll going on about whether viewers and callers thought that the Internet in fact should be or needed to be policed by a regulatory body, and that freedom of expression on the Internet has been allowed to go too far.

Almost all the callers I heard in the last 20 min of the show stated that they felt that things on the Net absolutely needed to be policed and regulated!

This guy has a Website it has been revealed that was very disturbing and sick, and that it stated his intentions to do something of this sort.


Anyways, what do yall think, and I'm really interested to know how the TA population feels about the idea of our Internet being regulated and policed.

I dont think that it should, at first thought. But I believe Id need to reflect on this more to form a solid opinion on the matter.

DISCUSS.

OH, and the part that amazed me, I guess, was that the results were that ppl voted:

326 YES

and only

126 NO

!!

So uhhh Internet caused the shootings? Well, at least we're done with blaming GTA now.

The day Internet becomes regulated by some uptight governmental body is the day I stop using it.

We mouth belief in freedom of speech and expression, but really, most of us just want security and if curbing some 'freedoms' and 'rights' mean more security, I think a lot of us would buy it.

"I may disagree with what you are saying, but I will defend to death your right to say it."
-Voltaire

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur So uhhh Internet caused the shootings? Well, at least we're done with blaming GTA now. The day Internet becomes regulated by some uptight governmental body is the day I stop using it.

Isnt China's? FACK - and look what they cant access and that their governemnt controls controls they can and cant see

And I think the idea was also that if somehow the net was policed, they would have found out about his site and somehow stopped this (yea right)

or that having a site about this encourages others, so therefore on that grounds it should be stopped...


they also said things on the net should be regulated bc of hte rampant child pron shit that exists on the net for all to see and access, and it only fuels child porn lovers (who are bad ppl)

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Originally posted by EvilTree "I may disagree with what you are saying, but I will defend to death your right to say it." -Voltaire

Was that line used in V for Vendetta by V at all? It sounds SO BLOODY familar!

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar And I think the idea was also that if somehow the net was policed, they would have found out about his site and somehow stopped this (yea right)

That's as silly as saying if the streets are policed (which they are) that it would stop the sale of illegal drugs on the streets (which it doesn't).

Hmmm...

Well I think if it'll ensure the safety of our children (i.e. cutting down on the kiddy porn and luring children by sexual predators) then yes...

But the whole "big brother" is watching you online kind of deal...that's kind of iffy for me...

I guess it's a trade-off b/t safety and privacy...

Still undecided...

Before any serious debate on this issue can be had, we need a really good definition of what "policing the Internet" actually means. Child pornography is already illegal - putting it on the Internet does not make it legal, and people who share child pornography online are already hunted by government agencies, and when caught, prosecuted. So what would "policing the Internet" change?

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Originally posted by sticky_shoes Hmmm... Well I think if it'll ensure the safety of our children (i.e. cutting down on the kiddy porn and luring children by sexual predators) then yes...

Best way to combat child predators are to educate kids about dangers of internet and talking to strangers online.

Kiddy porn... Well, you can't stop that but there is already a policing organ devouted to tracking down child porn. But like all criminal activities, you can't stop all of it.

Because of actions of few bad ppl, the whole society shouldn't be punished.

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Originally posted by EvilTree Because of actions of few bad ppl, the whole society shouldn't be punished.

airport security

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur airport security

Yeah, that is why I'm disturbed by the whole racial profiling thing and no liquid allowed on airplane thing.

Really, it's a no win situation, except for terrorists who gain by the rest of the society starting to lose their freedoms and rights.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur That's as silly as saying if the streets are policed (which they are) that it would stop the sale of illegal drugs on the streets (which it doesn't).

Agreed ...

dont wnat to have to timeline you here jem, but i started a thread on this topic like 6 months ago.

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Originally posted by NuERA dont wnat to have to timeline you here jem, but i started a thread on this topic like 6 months ago.

well fine - you go have fun in there andrew!

Hell no.

If the internet were to be regulated there would be no TA, as mp3's would not be allowed to be traded freely.


I'm against the regulation. With a deregulated internet as we have now, it allows for the most powerful form of democracy of ideas.

No to big brother!

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Originally posted by Porky No to big brother!

Unless its Big Brother, the reality TV show on CBS!

Policed, absolutely.

Regulated, no.

Two different things. The internet is a digital publication. Everyone is free to post what they wish. With that comes responsibility, and one is always responsible for what one publishes.

If you post something illegal, be ready to face the consequences.

However this nucase from yesterday was free to post what he felt. Hundreds of people have read his blog and profile. How many have reported his mental instability? None.

It is up to US, and not police, to regulate. It is up to us to speak up and speak out to prevent the possible.

If I reported every single person that posted something politically-incorrect on the Internet, the police would have a LOT more work to do.

FUK no - because most of the time regulated organizations (of this manner) are NO FU**in good!

it should be YES, but it never will be!

YES b/c of
*pedophiles

meh.. I don't believe they could do it even if they wanted to. How can you regulate a website that is say hosted in another country that doesn't have the same regulations.

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Originally posted by EvilTree Best way to combat child predators are to educate kids about dangers of internet and talking to strangers online. Kiddy porn... Well, you can't stop that but there is already a policing organ devouted to tracking down child porn. But like all criminal activities, you can't stop all of it. Because of actions of few bad ppl, the whole society shouldn't be punished.

I agree with you to some extent...but trying to track down these online predators wouldn't hurt either along with educating the children...

Currently there are individuals in law enforcement that are working to track down these online predators...

But if tracking these people would be done at the expense of our privacy then that would not be cool at all...

I think I've just made up my mind

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