The Pros And Cons Of Censorship Of Pornographic Material

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Did you know that “71% of teens hide online behavior from their parents”? (Porn Stats) This is the result of censorship of pornographic material. Pornographic material should not be censored because it is a major business like any other, it conflicts with one’s Constitutional rights, and because it is a hindrance to the secular development of children. Some people may argue that “censorship shelters children from ideas that may damage their moral development.” (Censorship 15) To that, others may ask: who is to determine what is morally right and wrong for all children? Yet another might say, “When the free speech of others runs wild, this intrudes on parents’ abilities to morally educate their children.” (Censorship 15) But the claim that

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