The most common justification of censorship mainly revolves around the protection of individuals from dangerous concepts such as pornography and violence. However, who’s to say which contents are dangerous? 1978 was the year in which Communist Party of China handed over its monopoly over the media to the general …show more content…
Censorship makes it difficult for information to be conveyed but does not make it impossible hence it is relatively a waste of time. Considering the information filtered for broadcast is to swing public opinion in favor of Communist Party of China suggests that arguments in favor of censorship may only be cover-ups for the real reason of censorship, to keep citizens from revolting. By that logic, the argument that prosperity of China depends on the application of censorship becomes meaningless. Eventually China will become further secluded from the