Internet Censorship-"Boon or Bane".

Internet Censorship-"Boon or Bane".

Today, as we are living in the 21^st century, we are living in the era of internet. From adults, youths to children everyone is using the internet in some or other ways. Today, it’s not wrong to say that the internet has proved itself a boon for people all around the world.  It has provided job platforms for the youth, given them a chance to show up their talents globally without going anywhere. It has especially helped students to get more visual and free education anytime, anywhere. It has helped different countries, cultures to connect globally.

Perhaps, seeing this we might say that the internet does not have any disadvantages. But, it’s not true, everything has some advantages and some disadvantages and the internet too have,  that’s why there are many countries where the internet has been censored partially like China, Pakistan.

Internet censorship is the process by which the government can partially or fully ban some contents on the internet to be viewed by the public. Today, internet censorship can be seen in many countries of the world.

In India, many people believe that internet censorship is wrong as it may violate our the fundamental right of speech and expression, while many think that internet censorship is a very good step which should strictly be taken and followed in our country.

Perhaps, internet censorship has many advantages as there are many sites on the internet which are unauthorized and show illegal content to the public especially which can divert children's mind and involve them into illegal practices. There are many sites that show bold content which should not be shown to children.  We must not forget about the dark web which should not be used by children. There are many sites that show fake content and which may robber its users. So to avoid all this, internet censorship is needed.

However, just like other things internet censorship also has its disadvantages like many times the government may censor some site which may not be illegal but because they may be of other countries, especially with the non-democratic governments.

However, it also has to be ensured that no authorized or helpful sites get banned. For this, our government can state certain principles and rules which should be followed by every site and digital platform. And every site should abide by those rules and the sites which violate them should be censored only.