Tears begin to stream down a child's face. His body goes into shock from fear. Her mother warned her about watching inappropriate content, and the message was there, right on her computer screen. This could not have happened, however. All she did was casually browse the internet before a pop-up appeared. Although it may seem hard to believe, the main cause of events like this is the lack of censorship on the Internet. Internet censorship involves the removal of offensive, inappropriate, or controversial content posted online. The current problem with the Internet is that there are few restrictions on what can be posted or viewed. Many sites on the Internet only offer a warning about inappropriate content which can easily be circumvented by agreeing to the terms. Other websites provide access to private or military information. But what's even worse are websites that use their explicit content for promotional purposes. These factors lead to the conclusion that anyone, regardless of age, can view and post inappropriate or harmful content. Current Internet problems serve to clarify why the United States should create a nonpartisan body to censor the Internet in order to protect its citizens from the mental, emotional, and physical harm created by the Internet. The first benefit that would result from censoring the Internet would be protection of the mind. When children do their homework online, they are often distracted by the presence of other websites. This often interferes with their progress. In the case of teenagers, the websites through which they are usually diverted are pornographic websites. Pornography has negative effects on the brain because it makes people lose their innocence and promotes v...... middle of paper ......e. “Internet pornography should be restricted.” Freedom of expression. Ed. Scott Barbour. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000. Current Controversies. Rep. extract from “Porno on the Internet: is it freedom of expression? » Voice of the family (March 1997). Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. November 18, 2013.Leiner, Barry. "Internet." British Encyclopedia. Online academic edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. November 30, 2013Lester Holt/Peter Alexander. "Censorship of Internet Content". NBC Show Today. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. 01/06/2007. Retrieved Sunday March 18, 2012 from NBC LearnSnowball, David. “Propaganda and its discontents.” Journal of Communication 49.3 (2009): 165-71. ProQuest. Internet. December 2, 2013. Turner, John. “Don’t believe the propaganda: the Liberals were bad managers.” Sydney Morning Herald [Sydney, Australia] May 17, 2013: 22. Opposing views in context. Internet. November 27. 2013.