Band 5+: WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Some people say that there is too much harmful content on the internet. They say the only way to make the internet safe is for the government to censor the content of websites. To what extent do you think the government should control what information is available on the internet? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

IN TODAY’S WORLD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THERE IS ABUNDANCE OF CONTENT ON THE INTERNET. SOMEHOW, POSITIVE AS WELL NEGATIV AND HARMFUL CONTENT IS ALSO PRESENT. SOME PEOPLE ARGUE THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE INTERNET SAFER THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CENSOR THE HARMFUL CONTENTS FROM THE INTERNET.

I FIRMLY AGREE TO THIS OPINION, AS CENSORSHIP SHOULD BE STRICTLY APPLIED ON BANNING THE SITES THAT CAUSE HARM TO THE SOCIETY IN MULTIPLE WAYS. NOWADAYS, USE OF INTERNET HAS BECOME A NORM FOR INFORMATIVE AS WELL AS ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSE. SO ITS WIDE USE SUGGESTS THAT ONLY POSITIVE AND INFORMATIVE MATERIAL SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO OPEN. SECONDLY, THE INETRNET IS USED BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS, TO AVOID ANY MISCONDUCT THE EXPLICIT MATERIAL SHOULD BE BANNED. IF OBSCENE AND ADULT CONTENT IS NOT BANNED OR RESTRICTED, THIS WILL ALLOW THE TENDER AND YOUND PEOPLE TO AVAIL THAT MATERIAL OPENLY, RESULTING IN THE MORAL DEGRADATION OF THE SOCIETY. THESE DAYS INTERNET IS USED BY INFANTS AND OLD AGE PEOPLE AS WELL. UNCENSORED MATERIAL COULD BE OPEN BY ACCIDENTLY THAT WILL GRAB THE ATTENTION. SUCH MATERIAL SHOULD BE INSPECTED.

FURTHER MORE, ADULT MATERIAL SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY AUTHORIZED GROUPS ON REQUEST FOR RESEARCH AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSE. AGE RESTRICTION MUST BE APPLIED STRICTLY.

IN CONCLUSION, THE BAN MUST BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE INTERNET SAFE. many harmful contents are tailored with animation, making it harder to detect. If these content are watched without parent’s supervision, it will damage their character growth, resulting in anti-social behavior.