Who regulates the internet?
Different countries have different regulators, most of which are government act in order to stop its users from the access of political content. The only country that succeeds in governing the internet is China. A proof of this is the internet censorship that has been going on for years now.
Because each country has their own regulators, all of which do not belong to a single company, the best conclusion is that no one regulates the internet. Even the World Wide Web Consortium are made up of several companies.
A lot of act has been proposed as the US government's attempt to take control of the internet; SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA, all of which had been strongly opposed.
Personally, do you think there should be internet censorship? Why?
Yes, I believe there should be internet censorship to some extent. However, as adults, it would be a shame if they do not possess the knowledge of these so-called illegal contents. What I'm trying to say is, there are things kids do not need to know until they grow up. A while ago, I watched a video of a whole village reporting the discovery of a huge mushroom which turned out to be... well, something else.
Among one of the episodes from the TV series Law & Order, one of them was about a child who raped his own classmate. All it took to save him from severe punishment was by claiming he was a victim of media influence. Now this is a very good example of why there should be internet censorship; it influences children to do things that are prohibited to their age.
Besides that, issues about the power of internet has only come to a wider range of attention after the naked picture of a member of the royal family was distributed. Obviously, this damages the royal family reputation. But I'd like to think that should be a different case; a case of which it is against the privacy policies that is directed to the people responsible.
References:
http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/misc/owns.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China
http://www.tv.com/shows/law-order/episodes/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpHagyl_VZs
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