Response to Reading of "Censorship Packet"

This Censorship Packet compilation included news articles from different sources. Each article discussed censorship of internet access/information.

The articles about censorship in the communist countries China and Cuba explain that the governments control internet access in a variety of ways. In Cuba, access to the World Wide Web is limited, and even illegal; when and where access is available, it is cost prohibited. Cuba also bears the hardship of coldwar causing lack of adequate technologies and access. In China, complicated filters with ever changing parameters limit access to types of information and information from certain sources, self censorship is promoted. That seems kind of like the people being treated like children by their government!

Speaking of how-children-should-be-treated, the ridiculous censorship that prevents our children from learning about humpback whales. . .Well, that is ridiculous. Sounds like we need a filter that is more complicated and refined to apply parental guidance to our children's internet use without reducing its value as a resource to learning. Maybe like the filters used in China! Promoting self censorship, tolerance, understanding, and ideas that enlightening to our children (on the internet and otherwise), is the only way to keep things like hate crime from continuing to get worse.