According to an article by Rick Gladstone, Eritrea & North Korea are the most censored countries in the world. In Eritrea, less than one percent of the people can access the internet, and journalists are terrified to write pieces that may offend the president. Censorship in North Korea is a bit more severe. Their government forbids most types internet access. According to this article, the country has even “airbrushed the leader’s uncle, executed for treason in late 2013, from all historical photo archives” (Gladstone). Censorship is used as a way to control people and in our advanced society we should be able accepted all truths. Censorship may not violate those countries’ laws, but it does contradict the USA’s first amendment to the …show more content…
Parents and guardians have their own duty to shield their children, not society’s. In an article, by Ryder Kessler, he states “The attempt to save our children from what we regard as dangerous knowledge is likely in our times to be a locking of the stable door after the steed is stolen.” Children all around the world are already exposed to a lot, real life situations will not harm them. No one forces parents to have their children view inappropriate material. Most material released to the public are rated and reviewed to a certain standard. All publicly available material has an easily relatable rating so parents can make a decent decision on what they want their children to be exposed to. Parents can make their own decision on what they want their children to see. In conclusion censorship stifles creativity, can silence important issues, and that it contradicts our first amendment. Creativity can not exist in a world with limits and rules. Censorship can be a way a denying people important information, and without knowledge people are easier to control. The first amendment says we are free to express ourselves, but censorship makes that right invalid. Censorship is harmful to our society. It can stop artist from being great, people from knowing the truth, and