Censorship

Censorship. Is it a must or a thing of the past. Censorship is used to protect youths from being exposed to undesirable materials. Yet, censorship is also seen as a restriction to the freedom of expression. The million dollar question; should censorship be allowed? What are the merits and demerits of censorship?

Censorship serves as a barrier to sieve out undesirable materials such as pornographic or gory animations. Adults and parents fear for the innocent minds of their children will be corrupted when exposed to undesirable media. Censorship protects youths and help to develop socially responsible adults in the future.

Censorship also serves to protect the government and country's interest. Incidents such as the danish cartoon would never have happened if there was proper censorship. Sensitive issues are not know to the general public to prevent outbreak of violence or displeasure. Information on imminent terrorist attacks are not disclosed to the public to keep them calm. Censorships help countries maintain peace.

However, censorship is a restriction on the freedom of expression. Singers express their thoughts in songs, only to find parts of it edited by the censorship board. People feel that they have the rights to know what is going to happen even if it will cause them great unrest. Others feel that censorship should be banned to allow the society to gradually accept the progress.

On the whole, I feel that censorship is necessary to as it prevents the corruption of society and self.