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Maybe. And look at what the effect is.
With an uncontrolled Internet we have children able to access things they should be kept away from. People stealing anything they can. And the potential profit and future of the Internet stifled.
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Be a parent and monitor your kids when they are online and buy software to block porn if you are worried about it.
People steal in real life too. You make it sound like you can get away with anything online.
More regulation is what will stifle the future of the Internet. The lack of government bureaucracy is what has helped the Internet explode in popularity.
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Governments around the world pass laws that control what we do. You really think the ability to control the Internet leads to that less freedom.
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Yes.
The Chinese government controls the Internet there and they filter out anything they do not want people to read about (e.g. Tienanmen Square).
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Freedom to do what? Is the question.
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To do whatever the fuck you want to do as long as long as you do not infringe on the rights of others.
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Most here live in a Democracy, a Government that did anything too outrageous will have to go to the electorate and explain it in the future.
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Germany lived in democracy when Hitler was elected into power.