There are many reasons why the government might be trying to censor the Internet. However I think one of the main reasons is that the government might limit freedom of speech is to make themselves look good. They do not want to cause a revolt against the government or any trouble so they block out the negative media reviews on them. For example, in the article “Bing Goes Full-on Censorship in English Search Results Within China” it claimed that at one point when would search for Wikipedia in Bing it would come up with fake biographies. Clearly the government is trying to create a fake image to create peace and force people to stay.
Enforcing these laws can be done by self regulation, punishment of service providers, and arrests. Overall, the government is very strict in terms of enforcing these laws. They have a police force dedicated just for looking into the Internet. If violators are caught the website can either be shut down or arrest could be made. China has the largest number of imprisoned journalists and cyber violators.
The ethical and moral rights are complicated in this regard. On one hand, the company must abide by the rules of the country. However, some of these rules are overbearing. I understand that people need the news and will otherwise be in the dark and not fairly educated on important issues going on in their country, but providing loopholes is also unfair. There has to be a way to fight against this without providing loopholes. I believe that censorship is a major concern. Not giving people the information they deserve and depicting a false identity is unjust. I believe that tech companies should do everything in their power to fight against these very restrictive limitations.
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