http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/22/donald-trump-says-america-should-control-the-
The article is based on Trumps idea that the Internet needs to be controlled but at the same time needs to still allow freedom. It follows after his comments on the control of the internet that relate to previous suggestions that the internet should be shut down at certain times to fight terrorism. He also states that China and Russia should not be trusted as they can over censor the internet. There is also the suggestion that even though the US is in a certain way responsible for the development and distribution of the internet, 'giving it up' can be detrimental to the freedom people have on the internet.
o“The US created, developed and expanded the Internet across the globe. US oversight has kept the Internet free and open without government censorship.”o 52% of 6 - 12 year olds use a laptop or desktop (the impressionable ones)
This is probably one of the only things I even remotely agree with that Trump has said. The internet does need to be controlled but at the same time users still need to have a level of freedom, it's about finding a balance between the two. However the shutting down of the internet is far to extreme and almost impossible. In a sense the over censoring that Russia and China are believed to be capable of and the censorship that is believed to be occurring in North Korea - in moderation - can be a good thing especially in terms of fighting terrorism. However terrorism has been given a new meaning that has potentially been influenced by new/digital media. Now, rather than a terrorist being someone who commits an act of terror, the label has changed to only concern those of an islamic religion, thus creating the harmful racist stereotype. Controlling certain areas of the internet such as social media where there is a large amount of conversion and extremist influencing happening would definitely help tackle the big problem which Trump may be trying to hint on.
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