Discussion: Internet Controversy

The Internet empowers enhanced communication on global, national, and local levels. With all of the positive aspects, by its very design the Internet is very difficult to control and over time various societal and legal issues have arisen.

For this weeks discussion, select an Internet controversy and discuss why this issue is of significance to society. It will be necessary to research the issue before writing. Feel free to take a position on the issue and include arguments to make your point.

Here are some example topics (feel free to select another):

Bandwidth caps Censorship Climategate Evesdropping Filesharing

Net Neutrality Pornography Wikileaks Google Books/Copyrights

Read your classmates’ responses and expand on the ideas of at least two of their posts. Feel free to challenge ideas if you disagree. Your initial post should be 2-3 paragraphs in length (about 250 words).