Social Media Should Be Banned

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Censorship on the media
In the Game Of Thrones which is a popular HBO show which shows nudity, explicit language and scenes. Do you think this entertainment should be censored ?
Do you think social media should be censored ?. They shouldn 't consore Game Of Thrones if you don 't like the explicit content change the channel if you don 't think it 's appropriate for your kids then be responsible for that yourself block the channel do something. They should not censor media parents should be responsible for what /their children watch and shouldn’t be punishing everyone.
Some people believe that social media should be censored and some sites even taken down “The media has the ability to manipulate its viewers in ways that are often unseen. That
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Social media are no different in principle from other media.(Where Do You Stand?) That being said there inconsistency of all forms of media. If you don 't complain about Movies with explicit language why should they on media it 's no different, parents are worried about what their kids watch but if you ever take the time to watch their cartoons you 'll see that there 's also explicit language in it but since it 's a kid show you don 't seem to pay attention. Blaming media for the actions or ways your kids pick up is not the media 's fault parent responsibility seems to be going away day by day, parents stop being so lazy and you take care of what your kids watch block the channels don 't rely on the government to protect what your kids watch that 's your …show more content…
For example if images of real death tolls were censored we would basically be denying presents of a conflict “war”. (Target GD/PI). Not only are we talking about entertainment let 's talk about documents from the past, for example you would censor the images of the Holocaust hitler did back in 1933-1945. Students won 't get to see how bad it actually was, what the nazis did that terrified the world to not let such thing happen again. They wouldn 't fully understand history they wouldn 't have a good picture to look at and how the US went into combat with the nazi. Censoring past war pictures all cause it 's “too violent” hiding the true damage of the world and what the US has done such WWI and WWII. Taking away freedom of expression would take media purpose and message as well as educational purposes.
So parents if you feel like media is too violent, inappropriate, explicit etc. you choose what they 'll watch take responsibility for your children block channels or prohibit them from watching or even throw your TV away. Violence on media would not cause violence in real life with discipline your kids wouldn 't even talk back to you. We shouldn 't let the government make our choice in what to watch that 's too much and they would just be telling us what they want us to know

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