Examples Of Censorship In 1984

Censorship in 1984 compared to modern day Often people of first world countries think their government is open and honest; that they would never hide information from the people, but this may not absolutely truthful. Books like 1984 give people an idea of what complete government censorship looks like, but people cannot think of their government to go so far. More and more as time goes on and more technology is created, people see more of the world and events around them; the government on the other hand may not what them to see everything. Though not to the extent of the party in 1984, totalitarian governments do still exist in our world. One example is in North Korea the only internet allowed is strictly controlled by the government, and only select “elites”, as they are called, may use it. This is eerily similar to 1984, and may be even more controlled than the in the novel. In China, the government allows the population to use the internet, …show more content…
In recent times the government has its own ways to convince the population into censorship. Like in 1984, the people willingly give up their rights, and today it is for their own “protection”. “The sinister fact about literary censorship in England is that it is largely voluntary”(Orwell). As stated by The Independent, “The prime minister has looked to introduce sweeping and deep changes to the way the internet works”(Independent), all of this in the name of stopping terrorism. Censorship is also available in the United States as well. In an article by CNN, it is stated, “...Google received 187 requests from the United States law enforcement agencies and courts to remove contents from its web properties from July to December…”(CNN). Though the party in 1984 controls news on its own, the government in first world countries seem to just ask the corporations that control the media