Filtering

Pros Cons

There is a lot of material out there on the internet that is inappropriate for children to be viewing.	Preventing children from observing whatever they want on the internet violates their first amendment rights.
Parents should have a say in what their children are exposed to.	Filters usually end up preventing a lot of worthwhile sites from being accessed because of ridiculous connections to vulgar material.
The information that is being filtered only leads to more problems later in life.	When filtering is present it limits the use of the internet to only filter-accepted sites, which cuts the accessibility dramatically.
If these vulgar sites are available in computer labs or libraries, then many children may end up observing it by simply walking by.	Most filters don’t work properly and a lot of the material that is supposed to be filtered is able to get through still.
Most children are not old enough to make rational distinctions on what is right and wrong and would not be able to see something they observe as being wrong.	The argument about adults being wiser and therefore should be allowed to decide for their children is ludicrous. Based on this theory, anyone can decide what someone can and can’t do as long as they are wiser than that person.