The impact of New and digital media has meant that people are give the freedom of speech and choice; however, ownership and control of media institutions have changed this over the last few years, as there have been restictions on content, user generated content and information...
Previously, when social networking launched, there were no age restrictions, no control nor regulation. However, since then all social networking sites have imposed policies (influences from the state + Ofcom)
Social networking - Age restrictions:
Facebook - 13 years of age
Twitter - Twitter's privacy polict states that you should be 13 years old to join.
Google+ 18 years of age
Control + regulation -
ISSUE + DEBATE:: Should social networking sites be cencored?
Censorship is needed as a networking site is not used by a particular age group. It is widely used by under-age (18) people. Language should be censored; personal information should not be accessed by others; people also give extremist religious views on these sites.
Censorship can only block the screen of your website, not your mind. The tedious legal social exercise of putting a check on social networking sites is ultimately going to block only what users see, not what they think. We should not make it a public issue.
I think social networking sites are the medium of freedom of expression. If we talk about its misuse, I think, users must have media literacy and real sense for proper utilisation. Only the user can decide advisable excessive ways.
Censorship on social networking sites is notessential! Everyone has a right to express one’s views. It’s freedom of speaking and censorship can’t come there. Myquestion to Kapil Sibal is how can one censor people’sminds?
When anything exceeds limits, there should be some regulations. However, censorship of social networking sites is not an ideal solution. Users today misuse these sites. Young people chat, share videos and waste their time.
A social networking site represents a sample population. If someone maligns a person, there will be supporters of the victim reporting the abuses too. The service providers have to removequestionable materials.
There should be no censorship for social networking websites. Through this medium, I can be in touch with friends, with whom personal communication is difficult. I can share memorable moments with them.
Institution:
Privacy/regulation polies ...
Further reading on cencorship and regulation
http://lirne.net/resources/netknowledge/meier.pdf
http://www.kentlaw.edu/perritt/courses/seminar/papers%202009%20fall/Jerry%20clark%20final%20Copyright,%20Ownership,%20and%20Control%20of%20User-Generated%20Content%20on%20Social%20Media%20Websites.pdf
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