The government should control the use of the internet in a country

In

this

modern era, the

internet

development is getting stronger, and at the same time, access to it is

also

getting wider and easier. Everyone can give and get the

information

they need as well as to communicate with people around the

world

very quickly. It feels like the

world

no longer has a border when it comes to the

internet

.

Thus

, when someone is surfing on the

internet

, it

also

feels like surfing on earth since they can look into whatever they want as if they are going for travelling around the earth.

However

, some places are not always in the same circumstances; there are places that full of peace and places that are advantaged to be a war ground.

Therefore

, it is crucial to restrict the cyberspace in order to protect and make sure that everyone is safe when they surf around the web.

Hence

the ministry should take action to discipline the cyber management in the

country

. Unfortunately, at the same time, some people do not want to be controlled while using the

internet

because it will disturb their freedom on the

internet

.

This

essay will compare the reasons, whether the ministry should take control or

instead

give flexibility to the

use

of the network in a

country

.

First

, there are several reasons why governments want to take control of the

internet

. One of them is to avoid the "hoax" news trend in public. Hoax news is a kind of

information

that does not match with reality. Since cyberspace lets everyone has access to spread the

information

,

such

conditions will allow some people who are not responsible enough to spread lies with various purposes. Beside hoax news, several important data may threaten the

country

if it is being leaked;

thus

, the

country

needs to protect the data.

As a result

, that data protection will prevent the

country

from external and internal threats—

besides

, some contents in the

World

Wide Web do not seem to be appropriate enough to be accessed in some countries based on the cultures and principles held by the majority of the people. More importantly, crime can be found in all aspects including on

internet

Suggestion

the internet

or what it is usually called as cybercrime. Several cyber crimes that have been done by hackers are

such

as stealing money, sharing illegal content, hacking, and data theft.

Therefore

, the

government

takes action by controlling the

use

of the

internet

by blocking several websites so that the citizens could be protected from any crimes that are done through the

internet

. Despite the importance of controlling the

world

wide web as what has been mentioned above, some people still think that the

government

should not restrict a person's privilege, especially for the cyber. It is because the

internet

is a personal consumption in the

first

place, and

hence

it is the responsibility of the individual to handle their online network, without being restricted by the rule. Another reason is that

this

digital era has given data to civilization without restriction

thus

people do not want to be limited to get the knowledge that they want to get like what had happened to them in decades.

Furthermore

, people

also

tend to have a high curiosity about something

that is

happening in

this

world

. Without that limitation, people will try to search and gather all the data available so they can find out the truth and compare it with their points of view.

Lastly

, freedom of speech is something that needs to be preserved by the

government

because people may have many opinions or data about things that are needed to be known by people around the

world

.

However

, some of that

information

can be marked as a hoax by the ministry, which has been caught several times incorrectly filtering the data.

For example

, Reddit is a website forum aimed to discuss many things and share much useful

information

.

This

site is a centre of

information

and entertainment for the people in Indonesia.

However

, Reddit was blocked in Indonesia because it contained pornography in one of its sub-forums. The authority department

that is

in charge to take control has a blocking machine against issues of pornography and things that are inappropriate to consume, especially for those who are still underage.

However

, the purpose of the blocking is still not quite right.

Consequently

, some people think their rights are limited by the

government

. In conclusion, the

government

needs to revise the rules so that it can still be able to protect the citizen, but at the same time,

also

do not restrict them. It is

also

important for the

government

to not easily blocking several sites just because it has some inappropriate contents on it.

Moreover

, the

government

also

needs to be more consistent towards the rule of the

use

of computerization. The

government

needs to realize that they have to stop randomly blocking the

internet

just because of the several issues that are happening,

such

as during Revormasi Dikorupsi protest months ago. The generation has been changed, and all of the things are now digitalised. So the

internet

, as a medium of

information

and communication that connects the whole

world

, should not be controlled too tightly because it can cause restrictions on human rights, including the freedom of speech. If the user can handle the

internet

properly, the bad impact of using the

internet

can be reduced.

However

, those negative effects are somehow still avoidable and preventable because it depends on the user itself. Giving a proper education regarding the

use

and ethics of the

internet

need to be given by the

government

;

thus

, they could prevent the

internet

from falsely used by some criminals.