by Ruby Patel
In the new age of the internet any type of information can be displayed and accessed by users of the web. As was presented in the group projects in UW, there is no international regulation of the internet and because of this lack, there is no way to generate some type of filter towards what is posted online. It was proposed in class that there should be an international body to govern and determine what is morally and ethically appropriate to display on the web. But there are several flaws towards this argument. One is that there is in palpable way that this body can oversee all the material processed and placed on the internet and cyberspace. The regulation that is needed cannot exist at this time because in my opinion the only way regulation can occur is if the code of the internet restricts certain fowl information from being included.
Why should regulation be important in the first place? The main highlight of the internet is that because it is not regulated, information can be freely processed and projected to the world. Well, the aspect of the internet that I think is the main support for internet regulation is the exploitation of peoples. While reading an article on internet sex trafficking, I was shocked to learn that this multimillion-dollar industry solely existed because of lack of internet regulation. I am appalled to know that the most precious aspect of the internet (it’s freedom) is funding exploitation and demoralizing our society.
