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1. It prevents children from being exposed to offensive things like pornography and intense racism. There are various sensitive things that need to be kept from the innocent minds and eyes of children such as pornography and intense racism. Censorship is essential to do so. Racial hatred, terrorism, crime and others are international issues. This world would become a better place for people if these were censored indefinitely.
2. The surfeit of intense crime in TV and films is restricted by censorship. There are some sensitive topics or subjects that are not appropriate for people, especially to the children. Censorship restrains them from seeing such things and it protects the morals of the society. It also prevents violence through stopping broadcast of events that might trigger it. The prevention of public display of disrespect to community and individual is also one of most important things about censorship. http://apecsec.org/pros-and-cons-of-censorship/ The following are cases where censorship could help to protect students: "Exposing underage children to inappropriate and vulgar content can have negative effects on a child. Adults have a much easier time choosing what to watch, and are able to work around inappropriate work."
"Religious conflicts often times can be avoided by the censorship of certain material that people deem insulting or offensive. Censorship can be used to prevent politically motivated propaganda. Plagiarism can be prevented. It prevents companies from spreading inaccurate or exaggerated claims about their products or other companies." https://www.waterloo.k12.ia.us/schoolsites/thespectator/censorship-does-both-harm-good |
1. Intrudes upon the freedom of the press. The media has the right to disclose information that people needs to understand. Communities have complexities and flaws that need to be unveiled to many individuals but censorship does not allow them to do so. Limitations are set as to what kind of information they need to unearth which great intrudes upon the freedom of the press.
2. Freedom of Speech violation. Teenage audiences, artists and media corporations tend to believe that it is a freedom of speech violation. Many people think that it is a basic right of human to reveal their ideas in any way they want to. They also say that it violates the rights of people to obtain information. This is also viewed by some as a way for the government to control the flow of information. http://apecsec.org/pros-and-cons-of-censorship/ The following are cases of censorship harming education: |