Restrictions of Internet Use Jeremiah Jones Rodney Dowdy Pablo Gonzalez Pers 2730 Internet Technologies Dr. Chunlei Liu Jeremiah

Table of Contents Definition of Internet Censorship Restriction of use between citizens in the US as compared to citizens in China Also compare and contrast restriction of use on military computers verse personal computers Summary Rodney

Restrictions of Internet Use Internet censorship – is the control or suppression of what can be accessed published or viewed on the internet. This is accomplished in several ways; Technical censorship – technical blocks to information through a variety of ways, Internet protocol blocking, Domain name filtering/redirect, Packet filtering, and several other ways that stop sites from being available. Non-technical censorship – the use of legislation and term agreements to limit or restrict what is available on the web. Pablo

Restrictions of Internet Use in China China has established limitations on internet usage known as the “Great Firewall” that limits what is viewable by the population Use of key words that returns a connection error when blocked sites are requested Ex- Democracy, Dicatorship, human rights, oppression, genocide Websites that are blocked include many search engines through Ex- Google, Youtube, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter, Jeremiah

Restrictions of Internet Use in the US Usually carried out by government and private organizations. Legislation – Communications decency Act Child online privacry protection act Digital mellenium copyright act Private organizations have the right to limit information they deem unacceptable while using their property Ex – churchs, companies. Rodney

Internet restriction in US Military Controlled by the DOD and Congress, filtering and blocked sites Subject to the UCMJ, determines what personel can an cannot say especially during war time situations increased restrictions while in combat zones to ensure military stratiegy and safety. Pablo

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Summary Definition of Internet Censorship Restriction of use between citizens in the US as compared to citizens in China Also compare and contrast restriction of use on military computers verse personal computers Questions?? Pablo