Censorship
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When you censor someone, you potentially censor their ability to freely express themselves. However, there are many who take it upon themselves to incessantly scrutinize and block that which doesn 't appeal to them. Censorship in general means the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient as determined by a government, media outlet, or other controlling body. It can be done by governments and private organizations or by individuals who engage in self-censorship. It occurs in a variety of different contexts including speech, books, music, films and other arts, the press, radio, television, and the internet for a variety of reasons including national security, to control obscenity, child pornography, and hate speech, to protect children, to promote or restrict political or religious views, to prevent slander and libel, and to protect intellectual property. It may or may not be legal. Many countries provide strong protections against censorship by law, but none of these protections are absolute and it is frequently necessary to balance conflicting rights in order to determine what can and cannot be censored. In this present era, censorship in America has become a topic of much debate. In my opinion, I feel that censorship should be practiced with whatever issues or materials they announce to the public. One of the common censorship disputes in America occurs within the news and media. Being in the news and media obliges people to write or report many issues and materials that involve a lot of secrecy and private information that the people might not like. One of the main reasons I support the practice of censorship if because it helps protect a person’s privacy. Although it is one of the least controversial forms of censorship, it prevents people who commit minor crimes from future harm. A person could still get a college education or a job unless the person
When you censor someone, you potentially censor their ability to freely express themselves. However, there are many who take it upon themselves to incessantly scrutinize and block that which doesn 't appeal to them. Censorship in general means the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient as determined by a government, media outlet, or other controlling body. It can be done by governments and private organizations or by individuals who engage in self-censorship. It occurs in a variety of different contexts including speech, books, music, films and other arts, the press, radio, television, and the internet for a variety of reasons including national security, to control obscenity, child pornography, and hate speech, to protect children, to promote or restrict political or religious views, to prevent slander and libel, and to protect intellectual property. It may or may not be legal. Many countries provide strong protections against censorship by law, but none of these protections are absolute and it is frequently necessary to balance conflicting rights in order to determine what can and cannot be censored. In this present era, censorship in America has become a topic of much debate. In my opinion, I feel that censorship should be practiced with whatever issues or materials they announce to the public. One of the common censorship disputes in America occurs within the news and media. Being in the news and media obliges people to write or report many issues and materials that involve a lot of secrecy and private information that the people might not like. One of the main reasons I support the practice of censorship if because it helps protect a person’s privacy. Although it is one of the least controversial forms of censorship, it prevents people who commit minor crimes from future harm. A person could still get a college education or a job unless the person
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