Topic > The pros and cons of Internet censorship - 1113

Content that conflicts with the current government or its policies is considered a threat and would be investigated by OpenNet (Rininsland, Ændrew). Something perceived as immoral or socially unacceptable, such as sexuality, gambling and drugs, would need further government involvement to keep them in line. They take every crime seriously, so any content related to armed conflicts or military groups will encourage the necessary censorship precautions. Finally, the Internet tools used by people to communicate across the network are carefully monitored to ensure the safety of the people and the different countries involved (Rininsland, Ændrew). The chat rooms are monitored by a large number of civil servants who dispose of offensive information exchanged between parties. Email is also subject to government filtering, but is less likely to be blocked. There are some cases where SMS have even been used by authorities (Quirk, Matthew). Some sites are blacklisted, while others are simply blocked. The blacklist is a list of IP addresses considered spam and