Freedom cannot be extremely free

In Twist`s (2005) article entitled “Controversy blights UN net summit,” she points out that the summit was about the agreement of the freedom of the net and who should supervise is in Tunis. At first, she states that the funding on facilitating the development of the net is not enough and the means of getting new money are few. This could be the most crucial limitation of enlarging the freedom of the net around the world. Second, she claims that the shortage of technology is also another factor that blocks the freedom of net. Without upgrading of new technology, the net system cannot make any achievement. Then, the delegation of the U.S. criticizes the Tunisian government that they did not fulfill their promise to give away the freedom of expression and assembly. However, the Chinese representative argues that governments need to make some regulation to secure the Tunisian`s internet safety. Generally speaking, the policy of overseeing the management by the Tunis government is moderate.

With the development of technology and knowledge, the internet proves its importance in humans` life because of the coming of the information age. While the value of the internet is rising, the controversy over who should possess the power of censorship of the internet is also exposed. Allowing for immature system of the internet in Tunis, the government should not reduce the censorship of the internet.

First, without any control, the information abuse on the internet will happen. People can get any kind of information on the internet by using search engines as well as publish any articles, which will probably cause the information boost on the internet. For example, if no organization inspects the comment of the articles posted on the internet, the rebel will take the opportunity to state the anti-government message or some frauds will deliver a lot of fake information to cheat people for money or even worse, the state secret may be given away. Also, the information from the internet will be tangled because nobody is going to put the resource in order. So, the function of the internet will be so useless that the internet resembles a big trash bin.

Second, the internet cannot be safe in a situation in which the government gives up the duty to oversee the internet. If the government does not protect the internet, the hackers may attack cyberspace, which will be harmful to the stability of the nation. For instance, some hackers attacked the Microsoft several years ago, which caused the loss of millions of U.S. dollars. Worth mentioning, Microsoft is the biggest company that exploits new software for operating system for personal computers. Otherwise, the security system to protect the business of this company must be entirely efficient. As this case shows, the government should supervise the internet in the same it protects itself.

Third, the internet without monitoring will lead the public to a wrong world. Nowadays, the computer has become more and more important and common because everyone could afford the price of the computer, which will increase the dependence on the computer. More and more people will search for news on the internet instead of buying a newspaper. If the news is not selected by the organization belonging to the government, it will possibly give people the wrong information. Some of the information may cause the people psychological problems, for example the making up of a traqic story about the increasing rate of traffic accidents which is not true or approved by the government. So, the government should oversee the news on the internet for the health of their citizens.

In conclusion, the government should not give up the freedom of sharing the internet information. If the information abuse spreads on the internet, it will result in a terrible destruction in every field of the states. Also, the freedom of the internet is related to the state security. The more freedom the internet has, the unsafe the nation will be. In the end, the overabundant information on the internet may harm the psychology of the public, and affect the health of the citizens. In all, if the internet loses any powerful control, the chaotic information on the internet could lead to a doomsday of the present peaceful and beautiful world. However, nobody expects that day to become real. To conclude, the government should not give away the power of overseeing the management of the net.


Reference
Twist, J. (2005). Controversy blights UN net summit. BBC News. Retrieved Mar 20,2008, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4450474.stm