Censorship
Jake May
Censorship is defined as the suppression or prohibition of speech, public communication, or information that may be considered objectionable, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, institutions or media.
When a creator or author censors their own works or speech, it is self-censorship. Censorship can be direct or in some cases indirect, it is then referred to as soft censorship. This occurs in many different media outlets as well, including: speech, writing, music, movies, and many other forms of art. The news, radio, television, and the internet for a variety of reasons such as national security, child pornography, and hate speech, are censored …show more content…
In many countries, there are strong protections against censorship by law, however none of these protections are absolute because most cases they are subjected by leaders or judges. They have the final say what may and may not be censored. An example of censorship is in Beijing where Chinese troops removed a statue called “Goddess of Democracy” in Tiananmen Square on June 4th 1989, and continue to censor information about the events on this day.
Official reports say that 200 civilian and 20 government officials were killed however, unofficial reports say that thousands of civilian demonstrators and 50 officers were killed in the event.
An earlier example of censorship was when the Greek philosopher, Socrates went against the Greek states attempts to keep his philosophical teachings from the public. He was sentenced to death by drinking poison. Socrates' student, Plato, advocated censorship in his essay on The Republic, which directly opposed the ideals of …show more content…
Fully two out of five confessed that they have engaged in either or both of these activities." Censorship and surveillance are very different. Surveillance can be performed without any form of censorship, however it is much more difficult to engage in censorship without a form of surveillance. Even when surveillance doesn’t directly lead to censorship, the knowledge or belief that a person, their cellphone or computer, or their use of the Internet is under surveillance can lead to your very own
Jake May
Censorship is defined as the suppression or prohibition of speech, public communication, or information that may be considered objectionable, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, institutions or media.
When a creator or author censors their own works or speech, it is self-censorship. Censorship can be direct or in some cases indirect, it is then referred to as soft censorship. This occurs in many different media outlets as well, including: speech, writing, music, movies, and many other forms of art. The news, radio, television, and the internet for a variety of reasons such as national security, child pornography, and hate speech, are censored …show more content…
In many countries, there are strong protections against censorship by law, however none of these protections are absolute because most cases they are subjected by leaders or judges. They have the final say what may and may not be censored. An example of censorship is in Beijing where Chinese troops removed a statue called “Goddess of Democracy” in Tiananmen Square on June 4th 1989, and continue to censor information about the events on this day.
Official reports say that 200 civilian and 20 government officials were killed however, unofficial reports say that thousands of civilian demonstrators and 50 officers were killed in the event.
An earlier example of censorship was when the Greek philosopher, Socrates went against the Greek states attempts to keep his philosophical teachings from the public. He was sentenced to death by drinking poison. Socrates' student, Plato, advocated censorship in his essay on The Republic, which directly opposed the ideals of …show more content…
Fully two out of five confessed that they have engaged in either or both of these activities." Censorship and surveillance are very different. Surveillance can be performed without any form of censorship, however it is much more difficult to engage in censorship without a form of surveillance. Even when surveillance doesn’t directly lead to censorship, the knowledge or belief that a person, their cellphone or computer, or their use of the Internet is under surveillance can lead to your very own