Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 and the Do Not Call Implementation Act, 2003
The two acts that I, have choose to be discussed in this paper are the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000, and the Do Not Call Implementation Act, 2003.The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law which was passed by Congress to allocate the offensive content over the Internet. CIPA obligates the schools and all public libraries to require filters on their computers to stop minors from accessing sites that are not appropriate. (Federal Communications Commission, n.d.) The (CIPA) was passed in December 2000. The main purpose of the CIPA is for the protection of children from obscene, child pornography and other dangers of the internet.
Although computers are vital to children’s success in school, the Internet can expose them to inappropriate material and online predators. With the constant advances in technology over the years, the increase in Internet use by children and teenagers has resulted in concerns about preventing illegal Internet activities.CIPA does not precisely state what kind of filtering systems to use. Our kids face online predators and other inappropriate things in chat rooms, online games, pictures of teens drinking, drugs, sexual messages, and even false information about them written online before they are eighteen. (Covenant Eyes, 2012)
Just about all households, schools, libraries, public places and even our workplace have a computer and access to the Internet. (Anti Essays, 2012) People are even cell phones to access the Internet. The advanced technology has great prospects for the society but there are “new ethical and social issues for individuals.” (Anti Essays, 2012) With these new technologies it exposes our children to harmful sites every day.
The Do Not Call Act, 2003 was reported in the House of Representatives on February 22, 2003 and has not been amended since this date. This Act authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate and enforce requirements relating to