What is the World Wide Web?
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The World Wide Web is used every day by millions of people for
everything from checking the weather to sharing cat videos. But what is
it exactly? Twila Camp describes this interconnected information system
as a virtual city that everyone owns and explains how it’s organized
in a way that mimics our brain’s natural way of thinking.
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Where is the balance between reasonable regulation and restricting our right to have an open and free Web?
The World Wide Web is supposed to be for all of us to enjoy. But a reasonable amount of regulation is needed to keep people safe from cybercrime and other exploitations. How much is too much regulation?
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chloe zhuang
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in response to linda liu Show comment
ok
linda liu
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www is good for searching but don't go on unsafe website and don't go on so long is not good for your eyes
Himeto Kishimoto
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in response to Claire Lin Show comment
I feel the same way.
Frida Brown
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The web should be a place for people to feel and be safe.
lucinda neal
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I think rules and regulations for games and online businesses wich sell merchandise so no one loses their money or gets scammed. as well as making the ability to hack
games and online shops harder so every one online is safe and able to enjoy the WWW.
keanu jacobs
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I did it
Sesoni Siokivaha\]
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www is an amazing tool
Sophie Mouk
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in response to Claire Lin Show comment
Yes, very correct.
Claire Lin
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We should use the web for searching not for cyberbulling and be safe online
Rohan Mishrvan
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hi