Topic Discussion 3: Internet Censorship [by CHUAH CHIA LING 1112701591

From what I understanding on this http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/aug/29/prince-harry-naked-pictures-mandelson article provided by lecturer ,I think "Internet  censorship" is also one of the serious issues we need to take care and aware about it. For sure, this is not only the first time this issue happend around us but also will getting worst if we just leave it .At the end ,the situation still remain same.

Who regulates the internet? Personally, do you think there should be internet censorship? Why?

From what I get from the research ,there is no central Internet governing body, or a King of the World Wide Web so to speak, there are Internet regulation bodies that work behind the scenes to keep everything running semi-smoothly. Which mean, no specific person incharge with Internet censorship and here are the main Internet regulation entities:

Internet Regulation Groups

The Internet Society : Provides leadership in addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet, and is the organization home for the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards.

The Internet Architecture Board : Responsibilities include Internet standards and oversight.

Internet Engineering Task Force : A large open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. It is open to any interested individual.

InterNIC : Provides public information regarding Internet domain name registration services.

PFIR-People for Internet Responsibility : A group of people concerned about the present and future operations, development, management, and regulation of the Internet.

ICANN.org : The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a technical coordination body for the Internet.

Sources : http://websearch.about.com/od/whatistheinternet/a/internetrules.htm

For me ,I personally think there should be internet censorship. In order to mandate  the neutrality of the Internet has been subject to fierce debate around the world,Internet regulation is basically restricting or controlling access to certain aspects or information. Internet regulation consists of: Censorship of data, and controlling aspects of the Internet such as domain registration, IP address control and more. For my conclusion I agree with "Internet Censorship ".