Coffeehouses

Coffee, Controversy and Connectivity: Why Coffee Houses Concern Governments In Canada, the UK, the United States, Norway and other “Western” countries, access to the web is unfettered and even encouraged.The governments of these nations don’t view engagement with others as a threat. In fact, these countries encourage the exchange of opinions and ideas through the development of social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Plurk, Brightkite, MySpace and other sites on which members post their thoughts and opinions freely. These social sites, whether accessed from the home system or from a cyber café, point visitors to interesting blog posts, informative articles and differing opinions. Debate is a part of the social media experience in the West. It’s encouraged, especially by coffee house owners who maintain hot spots for easy web connectivity.These business owners know that the longer the “web addict” stays on-line, the more espressos these cyber-surfers will order. What’s the difference? Responsible access. When it comes to the teenage audience, all public access facilities in the U.S. must comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), including filtered Internet access for youth under 17 years of age. Exploitive behavior is not tolerated. China’s growing pains with the Internet harkens back to the “two steps forward, one step back policy” of earlier regimes.A lesson to be learned for So, while China actively shuts down Internet hot other regions trying to manage an explosive growth spots (at some significant expense to the government, of Internet usage among a increasingly youthful BTW, since each cyber cafe generates an average population. of $10 USD monthly in tax revenues), and sends Internet addicts to “re-education” facilities where these young people are subjected to physical and emotional abuse from counselors and peers, the West encourages web access, simplifies it through the creation of coffee house hot spots providing instant Internet access that facilitates engagement with other cultures without fear. When governments attempt to prohibit natural, human activity, people simply ignore laws and change the way they access these activities.  www.digitaldaya.com