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    In Support of Internet Censorship Censoring the Internet would keep children and adults from obtaining harmful materials. Online there are all kinds of information on horrible things such as pornography, alcohol, drugs, guns, bombs, credit card fraud, etc. Censorship is needed. People say it takes away freedom from their lives but if there were not laws inhibiting freedom we would live in a world of chaos and anarchy. Why should we censor the Internet? Why not? Should we not censor the information

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    border wall and Khan and the government censoring the internet, destroying knowledge and opportunities. The internet is a powerful medium for news, books, information, and ideas. It has become a brand-new field for conflict about media freedom and censorship. For example, the Pakistan Government "recently published a public tender for the development deployment and operation of a national-level URL filtering and blocking system" (Sutton 1). As a result,

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    Censorship Potter Stewart, an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, once said,“Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself”(“Potter Stewart Quotes”). A well-built, structured society can tolerate dissent. On the other hand, some governments censors their citizens to suppress opposing opinions. This is relevant to the novel 1984, by George Orwell, and today’s North Korean government as both countries use the same types of censorship to censor information and ideas

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    Though out history artist have rejected any forms of censorship. Governments have had to enforce censorship laws for the sake of public safety. As well, as to maintain control of society and to uphold the moral and ethical values that the populous demands. Whether you are for or against censorship in art, it serves a useful purpose in moderation, but it can be taken to extremes. Whether it’s a fascist government or a extremist religious organization it is easy for a controversial law to be twisted

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    (Subramanian, 2011). In the western democratic regions internet censorship is not as heavy as in the east and muslim nations (Greengard, 2010). However, research shows that France, Poland, and Germany have all turned to internet censorship to ban sites that have support Nazi causes (Greengard, 2010). In 1996 and 1998 the United States passed laws, Communications Decency Act and Child Online Protection Act to make way for internet censorship (Subramanian, 2011). The United State Supreme Court overturned

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    what the government believes is more appropriate? Government censorship is a hot topic that has surfaced once again. Many citizens of the country believe that the government should get involved in the censoring of video games, because many crimes committed by youths have been linked to violent video games, or so it seems. The truth is that there has never been any case declaring that there is a link between the two. Government censorship is not the answer to solving this problem. Although, the opposition

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    Censorship on Campus Being Americans, there are a few things the can get us steaming in no time, that can make our moods switch up in the blink of an eye. Nine times out of ten, one of these topics falls under a general conversation that goes to deep into religion or politics. In Juan Williams’s Defying the PC Police, he goes into cases about political correctness as well as censorship. He opens the essay saying, "Bartenders are told to avoid discussing two subjects with drinkers: religion and

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    Remember when one was taught that one shouldn't be afraid to speak up? Or speak about what one believes in? Well, censorship breaks apart all of that freedom we fought for, and learned throughout the years. Here is why censorship should not be implemented in the United States. Throughout the years, many innovative authors have created masterpieces and best sellers, such as Cujo, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and many other classic books from Stephen king, mark twain, and other great authors. Unfortunately

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    These are core arguments offered by a majority of the pro-censorship population.  The first, and perhaps most widely argued, is the issue of language, specifically, profanity in children's literature.  Many people argue that curse words have no place in books, and exposing children to such inappropriate language will contaminate them.  Proponents of censorship also object to plot lines in children's books that deal with confusion and uncertainty; they do not

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    The argument for censorship centers on protecting the common good and public spaces. In cases of art, government officials have attempted to control what can and cannot be funded by cancelling exhibitions and forcing art institutions to not fund specific shows. However, David Joselit argues in his piece “Censorship is Regulation” that censorship also appears in less obvious ways. Joselit succinctly defends his thesis that art censorship comes in the form of social regulation not just dramatic and

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