The Pros And Cons Of Censorship

The fear of the consequences that censorship brings individuals make them not want to “over-speak” themselves. People feel the “NEED” to do what they please and say what they feel anywhere they want, exercising their right of “Freedom of Speech/Press” is not wrong by a long-shot but our government expresses “we make exceptions”, especially when it involves criticism towards them. Citizens are promised something that now is becoming a “social epidemic”, it outrages them and could eventually cause mass dissagreements and possibally lead to riots, protests and etc.

Throughout history censorship has been primarily used to effectively repress a person or group’s opinion about a certain subject. Censorship is not only used in radical nations that are ruled by a dictator such as North Korea,

Should all government censorship be resisted? I believe that not all government censorship should be resisted. Internet should be censored such a way that gives an opportunity to collect important and effective information and filter the harmful information. Internet censorship is one of the best examples of government censorship that helps to make the society better. The Internet is a very helpful source for collecting information and learning new thing. However, the internet has positive and negative things equally and negative content has a heavy impact on children lives. Base on age website or application access limitation of harmful material that protects our children from abusing internet and censorship also helps to stop

Censorship is oft used to mute freedom of speech and self-expression, which are human rights. We need them to express individuality, to differentiate ourselves from each other. There was a teenaged boy who came out as gay, and when he told his story, it was censored from his school newspaper.

Children’s innocence must be protected by censorship. The debate on whether censorship is beneficial to society often compiles to a few main reasons. Subjects like freedom of speech, women’s rights, and children’s innocence is brought into question when discussing censorship. It is an important debate because what is censored influences societal beliefs of what is right and wrong. It decides what truths are revealed publicly. Some people think censorship is beneficial because it supposedly protects children, but it is actually useless because it underestimates children’s tolerance, witholds information, oversexualizes women, and sugarcoats the truth.

Censorship wouldn’t just affect our society’s ability to express opinions, but would affect a vital part of our society, Journalism. Journalism acts as a check and balance on our politicians and the government. It provides a forum to discuss issues, and to have our opinions heard. A world without journalism, would be a world without freedom.

Many people have no idea what censorship is it is the suppression of words, images, or ideas the are deemed offensive (Source 7 #47). This can be either the tv shows someone watches or the posters hanging up around a school. Most censorship in the last ten years have been by the government, but there are many forms of censorship which include self-censorship, stealth censorship, and religious censorship. All of these forms of censorship happen on a daily basis and most censorship goes undetected. Although there are many forms of censorship which include book banning, visual art censorship, and social media censorship.

Censorship is a big part of life and people have gotten used to it. “Censorship is the editing, removing or otherwise changing speech” or alternative communications (“Censorship” 2008). The four main categories that get censored are “language, violence, sexual content, and adult themes” (Flood, 2016). Although some information should be held from the people, holding the information makes the people feel misinformed. Censorship is a way for the government to hide information from the people. Censorship should not be used.

An example of censorship in the media are blurred images, bleeped out words , and cut scenes. In most cases, the reason these companies censor is to protect viewers who may find it inappropriate, but at other times higher authorities censor any negative comments that could bring undesirable publicity. This in turn suppresses information from the public. There are many options for the people who support censorship that they can utilize to keep things out of their lives that they do not want to see. For instance, there are certain parental blocks that can be set up that allow parents to lock certain channels from access and even add a security code to ensure that no child gains access to the content. At the end of the day, it is all about choice and taking control of the things that are not allowed in your life. Instead of ruining entertainment for everyone, let certain people take control and make decisions to censor any content that they deem

Thereexists a contrasting point of view. Some people argue, that censorship is necessary, because nobody needs to know the negative things that happen in the world or in the country. This is an erroneous view, as every popular newspaper appreciates its reputation and therefore, even in the absence of censorship, it will check the information reliability. These magazines will not use abnormal vocabulary or advertise something negative, drugs or weapons, for example. That is why censorship is not needed even in the aspect, how magazine provides information.

As technology advances so to do the laws and rules that help guide engineers and companies to behave in ways which are not only legal, but also fair to others. Millions of devices these days, large and small, have the ability to allow a user to view printed materials, listen to radio, and watch television. The rules that governed the printed format do not necessarily apply to the digital realm and not many lawmakers know where to apply them. The FCC has censorship over what may be broadcast however they have little control over what kind of content can be streamed over someone’s desktop computer. Copyright laws get brought into question in regards to being misused or being infringed upon. This has become an increasingly big problem since the

Sometimes censorship might have a positive effect on society. For example, parents consider censorship to be important in order to protect minors and some group of audiences from indecent broadcast or obscenity. Contents like this are deemed to be harmful or offensive to public good and are usually highly regulated by the government. Most parents agree that it is imperative to censor obscene entertainment in order to safeguard children from accessing harmful materials and this is one of the positive effects of censorship. On the contrary some people might have a different view and argue that viewing decisions should be made at home without government interference. They might argue that parents can exercise their authority on their children without resorting to censorship. There are devices that make it possible to block access to specific programs and web sites, reviews about books, recordings, and films are available easily. This will help parents determine what they feel is appropriate for their youngsters. Advocates of these idea believe that parents have the right to challenge any work if the teaching contained is against their belief.

Remember the day when you could say anything you wanted without worrying about someone telling you, “That’s not correct”or “don’t say that.” Yes? Everybody does. Many long to live in that era once more; they long to be able to speak their mind in public without anyone thinking they are weird or crazy. Lately it seems as though you have to retain your thoughts inside your mind and not say anything. Many college campuses and websites have started to establish rules which prevent people from saying what’s on their mind and writing or saying something which may harm others.

nformation is one of the most fundamental means by which people can acquire power and influence in Western society. It is also said that information is practically the most powerful and important weapon against corruption in the world. Those who have access to sensitive information, by whatever means either through corruption or unrestricted access, can use this information to demand bribes and even obtain more information by corruption or hide it from others. Owning that access and practicing the act of corruption and maladministration will increase transparency and will also enable society and even media to know and use the right information as the truth will be covered. The right to know the information and to fully understand society’s rights is a great value that is not always realised by society, but given the example of the government, the ones who own more information have the power to hide their own actions and to control the information censoring media. As far as the government is concerned privacy, political and economic information is not to be shared, therefore they can deny access to it. This type of information is controlled making society unaware of what is happening. Fortunately, it is a two-way role. There are laws to prevent this from happening and also to give access to the right and non sensitive information. Information free from corruption is vital for society to know what is happening.

Censorship is also not justifiable because censorship induces ignorance. Censorship induces ignorance because censorship attempts to discourage or prevent access to the media and the media contains information. The failure to attain that information perpetuates ignorance of that information from the media. Ignorance is an inevitable consequence of all censorship. If information on some topic, person, group, or idea, is censored out for any reason, the knowledge on that topic is made impossible to attain by the consumer inducing ignorance. Censorship also undercuts the very possibility of knowledge by breaking the tracking relationship between our beliefs and truths. There can also be no such easy justification for censorship in the political realm. In order to make sound decisions, such as for whom to vote and what policy to support, people must be well informed and censorship of political parties, personalities, or ideas makes this impossible causing ignorance of the political parties. Ignorance is not a healthy basis for democracy and does not assist in critical thinking and is also a poor foundation for economic development, for political growth, and for justice.