Can the government keep us safe from the internet?

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June 12, 2021, 6:37 am

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Can the government keep us safe from the internet?

Actually I see things going in this direction one day unless we learn to be a bit more responsible. It's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt or worse because we're not restricting the Internet or certain parts of it to minors. It's like when you have a high risk area on a road somewhere, eventually, despite many people warning drivers that it's a high risk spot, nothing is done about it and someone has a crash and gets hurt or worse. It's a shame that it's only when that happens that people start to think, actually we probably should have put some warning signs up or put some measures in place to prevent that from happening (again).

I think that's how it is with the Internet as well. It's not an infant thing anymore and it should be moderated and limited for certain age groups. Purely because there are some things on the Internet that you wouldn't want a minor to see! Plus there are things they can get into that can be detrimental to them as a minor. I'm talking about chat rooms, forums, blogs, any site, the whole kit and caboodle really.

And while there is more awareness around this now and more parents are being watchful about what kind of sites and stuff their kids are doing online. There are always people that just don't really care about it that much mainly because they don't fully know about the dangers of it. And there are always stories popping up more and more in the new about kids that have got into trouble and even had their life in risk because of the things they got into online that wasn't supervised or limited. So I hate to say it, but it's only a matter of time before it happens again. And eventually, it's going to take someone being killed or something like that before the government really does anything about it. Obviously hope it doesn't come to that.

I see them working much closer with ISP's and imposing more rules and regulations on it and more emphasis on putting the adult in control and responsible. But hey, what's changed! It seems more and more rules and regulations are coming out each day. You need licenses for this and for that. One day you'll probably need a license just to be able to use your washing machine at 90 degrees or you're not allowed to boil water or bake a cake without a license to do so! So that's how it is with everything, they make the government bring out more laws and restrictions which gets more people fined for breaking them which means more money for the government. The point is, they have to make money from it before they do out about it!

But if that's what it takes to kid our younger generation much more protected then so be it! At the end of the day, the kind of things they see that they shouldn't see and and get into they shouldn't have got into, could have been prevented with the right filters in place. Perhaps in the future it will be much safer for them, and they should do more about controlling who's getting online such as with a retina eye scanner, finger print or DNA analysis machine that is next to the computer itself so that your use is limited or not, depending on who's using that computer and their age group. I expect we will see something like that as we tip toe towards a totalitarian state. Where everything from breathing to buying an owning a router will require a license.

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Shivayasea

IdeaMike,

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Your article and content are very touchy and easy to understand but unfortunately, It is impossible for the Government to keep safe every individual, independent citizen of their country.

Restricted on the Internet for the kids means an overall safeguard of the whole system, which is impossible for any Government to do so.

Every human needs three things for their livelihood and that is a house to protect themselves from harmful surroundings and natural calamity, Food to eat and survive, and Clothes to wear. Similarly, Internet has been a part of one's safeguard and it helps to keep people motivated in terms of negativity and positivity by gathering bulk information.

Take is an example of social media like Facebook. I hope you are getting me!.

Small Kids must not use WhatsApp or other forms of social media platforms in any way but Parent doesn't restrict them instead they say "it is really important for everyone and it is one's freedom of expression & easy to learn something new".

I will let you know in the form of some negative about the Internet and that is as follows:

Internet is been used for earning and generating huge revenues. ( This is by far is most negative and its impacts on kids too )
Internet is been used to create propaganda in social media.
Internet is been used to spread fake news.
Internet is been used for cyber attacks.
Sometimes the Internet breaks your heart and of course, a lover's relationship by keeping them away and far.
Internet is been used for warfare between two nations.

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