Internet Censorship: How It Affects EducationHow Does Internet Censorship Affect Education ? This is the question that must be answered. Censorship cannot be completely removed from schools and society, and the law simply would not allow it. The Internet cannot be completely censored either, because the necessary technology simply does not exist. People have diverse positions on this issue and can be divided into four general groups: government, parents, students, and teachers. They all have different views on the matter, although the question of who is right or wrong has not yet been decided. First, it's important to know some facts. Under current United States federal law, CIPA, or the Children's Internet Protection Act, requires any educational institution that receives federal funding for technology to install and implement technology in the purpose of filtering and/or blocking unauthorized content on this site. Internet of the establishment. Current law states: "Require the installation and use by schools and libraries of technology to filter or block material on the Internet on computers with access to the Internet in order to benefit from or retain the 'universal service assistance.' This law was passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 2000. (NET BLOCK) Teachers and students over the age of seventeen. are legally exempt from CIPA, meaning that internet blocking should not affect them, although many establishments still use it as it keeps teachers on track with their work, as well as students . The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) conducted a study on the accessibility of information on school computers running two very popular brands of Internet blocking software, N...... middle of paper ... ...would happen if internet censorship in schools were to be completely removed? Works CitedElectronic Frontier Foundation. Internet blocking in public schools. San Francisco, California. (PDF version of the document downloaded on November 12, 2009) Internet censorship. March 5, 2002. Cyber ​​College. October 21, 2009. Petress, Ken. The role of censorship in schools. September 2005. November 2, 2009. Usman, Qazi. The Internet censorship controversy. and Virginia Tech University. November 10, 2009. Vandergrift, Kay E. CENSORSHIP, INTERNET, INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND YOUTH. and Rutgers University. October 2. 2009 .