The Four Types Of Censorship In North Korea
Censorship in North Korea
Censorship affects everyone, whether they are aware of it or not. Censorship can come from either the government, or an individual group.”The difference between censorship in democracies and in dictatorships is that democracies have ways to limit such action.” The four major types of censorship are religious, political, moral, and military. They are very common to see in everyday life.
Censorship by the government is more severe in some countries than others. The North Korean government mainly uses moral, political, and religious censorship toward their citizens. This is controlled by the dictator, Kim-Jong-Un. Censorship in North Korea is caused by the controlling leaders, they censor both tourists and citizens by using computer software, and law enforcement.
North Korean leader, Kim-Jong-Un believes censoring such a large amount of content and activities is necessary because it will prevent citizens from rioting and it will keep them in line, and happy with their government.Lauren McMah says, “It’s regime is notoriously paranoid about keeping internal affairs a secret.”This explains why North korea blocks away so much from it’s citizens, especially all content revealing the flaws of their government. This is why all political websites allowed in North Korean internet talk highly of the leader. …show more content…
A free media is not prohibited in North Korea, so many important problems go unnoticed by leaders. Andrei Lankov states,“For example, if there is a region which is just about to be struck by a famine, we should not normally expect that a region’s governor is going to compile an honest report about the problems.”Governors are giving false reports because they will be punished otherwise. This causes leaders to believe their country is running well. If a free media was put in place in North Korea, the issues would be voiced, and dealt
Censorship affects everyone, whether they are aware of it or not. Censorship can come from either the government, or an individual group.”The difference between censorship in democracies and in dictatorships is that democracies have ways to limit such action.” The four major types of censorship are religious, political, moral, and military. They are very common to see in everyday life.
Censorship by the government is more severe in some countries than others. The North Korean government mainly uses moral, political, and religious censorship toward their citizens. This is controlled by the dictator, Kim-Jong-Un. Censorship in North Korea is caused by the controlling leaders, they censor both tourists and citizens by using computer software, and law enforcement.
North Korean leader, Kim-Jong-Un believes censoring such a large amount of content and activities is necessary because it will prevent citizens from rioting and it will keep them in line, and happy with their government.Lauren McMah says, “It’s regime is notoriously paranoid about keeping internal affairs a secret.”This explains why North korea blocks away so much from it’s citizens, especially all content revealing the flaws of their government. This is why all political websites allowed in North Korean internet talk highly of the leader. …show more content…
A free media is not prohibited in North Korea, so many important problems go unnoticed by leaders. Andrei Lankov states,“For example, if there is a region which is just about to be struck by a famine, we should not normally expect that a region’s governor is going to compile an honest report about the problems.”Governors are giving false reports because they will be punished otherwise. This causes leaders to believe their country is running well. If a free media was put in place in North Korea, the issues would be voiced, and dealt