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Censorship is the protection of young people from images or events that are not suitable for viewing, due to their young age.
This is because some images or events will scare them, influence them, corrupt them or educate them in subjects that their parents would consider unsuitable.
Censorship exists in all modern countries, but is used more in some than in others.
There are many other types of censorship though, and all of them are well debated. One is TV and Movie censorship. TV programmes that include bad language, violence or sexual content, will all be broadcasted after 9pm, and shows such as the World Wrestling Federation, will have all their pre-watershed programmes censored. This means cutting to the crowd, or pausing the actual TV picture.
Many fans of wrestling are unhappy about this, and lots of campaigns against censorship have been made.
Movies are censored by their ratings. All movies have a rating, and these ratings are Universal c, Universal, PG, 12, 15 and 18.
This means that people below the age of 15 will not be able to see most movies at the cinema, and will not be able to purchase the movie on video. But, although the ratings are there, some cinemas will let under-age people see the movie, and most will be able to see it on video.
But there are complaints about these ratings, as it seems that many kids will watch movies under-age anyway, and many say that some of the ratings are not needed.
One completely different type of censorship is government censorship. This is when a countrie’s governments will censor the information available to its people, leaving the residents of the country unaware of events and happenings. Of course, many are unhappy about this, and this leads to the distrust of a government, and then the breakdown of a country.
But the biggest, and most debated type of censorship of them all, is Internet censorship.
The debate over Internet censorship is basically, than there is no Internet censorship. People under the age of 18 can get into sites which contain pornographic images by the click of a button. All these sites have to protect teenagers from their content, is a page that asks you if you are 18 or not, but most people will ignore this, as it is most likely that they will not get caught.
Also, kids can easily sign up to sites which will pay you for doing things, such as reviewing items, or putting an advert for a company at the bottom of any e-mails you send. These sites are meant to be for people only over the age of 18.
The argument is that most parents and child-carers want these sites to have better censorship, and for their children to be better protected. The other side of the argument is people who don’t want these sites censored, and think that the Internet is fine just the way it is. Lately though, Internet providers such as AOL have been using programs which will let parents choose which sites they’ll let their children visit, and they can now also download programs such as ‘The NetNanny,” which will protect children from these sites.
This has led to many campaigns, protests and petitions from both sides, and this debate is no where near being over.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
This is because some images or events will scare them, influence them, corrupt them or educate them in subjects that their parents would consider unsuitable.
Censorship exists in all modern countries, but is used more in some than in others.
There are many other types of censorship though, and all of them are well debated. One is TV and Movie censorship. TV programmes that include bad language, violence or sexual content, will all be broadcasted after 9pm, and shows such as the World Wrestling Federation, will have all their pre-watershed programmes censored. This means cutting to the crowd, or pausing the actual TV picture.
Many fans of wrestling are unhappy about this, and lots of campaigns against censorship have been made.
Movies are censored by their ratings. All movies have a rating, and these ratings are Universal c, Universal, PG, 12, 15 and 18.
This means that people below the age of 15 will not be able to see most movies at the cinema, and will not be able to purchase the movie on video. But, although the ratings are there, some cinemas will let under-age people see the movie, and most will be able to see it on video.
But there are complaints about these ratings, as it seems that many kids will watch movies under-age anyway, and many say that some of the ratings are not needed.
One completely different type of censorship is government censorship. This is when a countrie’s governments will censor the information available to its people, leaving the residents of the country unaware of events and happenings. Of course, many are unhappy about this, and this leads to the distrust of a government, and then the breakdown of a country.
But the biggest, and most debated type of censorship of them all, is Internet censorship.
The debate over Internet censorship is basically, than there is no Internet censorship. People under the age of 18 can get into sites which contain pornographic images by the click of a button. All these sites have to protect teenagers from their content, is a page that asks you if you are 18 or not, but most people will ignore this, as it is most likely that they will not get caught.
Also, kids can easily sign up to sites which will pay you for doing things, such as reviewing items, or putting an advert for a company at the bottom of any e-mails you send. These sites are meant to be for people only over the age of 18.
The argument is that most parents and child-carers want these sites to have better censorship, and for their children to be better protected. The other side of the argument is people who don’t want these sites censored, and think that the Internet is fine just the way it is. Lately though, Internet providers such as AOL have been using programs which will let parents choose which sites they’ll let their children visit, and they can now also download programs such as ‘The NetNanny,” which will protect children from these sites.
This has led to many campaigns, protests and petitions from both sides, and this debate is no where near being over.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
No one else has views on censorship??
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Yeah, I'd agree with both those replies.
Cencorship in essence is correct, however the way it is currently carried out is very inefficient.
The current system assumes that whenever we are 17yrs 364 days old, we are immature and cannot access "adult material". However the day after, we are mature enough to view this material freely.
Cencorship is to protect the young from material that may badly influence them. However the only way to gauge the maturity of people is to do so on each indivdual person. I realise that this is too expensive and impractical, but the system has been long overdue for an overhaul.
One example being Tomb Raider. This has been edited because of some violent scenes so that people aged 12 can view it. The BBFC have ultimate power over telivision and movie cencorship, and their views have remained unchanged since the 60's.
There are fundamental flaws in the system, such as sex. It is allowed at 16, yet most content containing it is rated 18.
Cencorship is necessary for a civilised country, but it needs to be enforced properly. How many people can sneak into a movie underage? People can get fake ID's. There is no way to prove age, and therefore this system is also flawed.
Cencorship is good, although its form in this country is inefficient. A system where an elder can escort you into a movie like in the US would be better, however their methods of keeping the law is drakonian. Society is changing, however the acceptible threshold for TV and film content has been kept by the BBFC.
Scenes of nudity and violence may not affect some people, of some age groups, but the fuss made about fundamentally violent movies is underserved.
South Park, however used foul language just as a gimmick, instead of a thin plotline, and the extent of it, although not affecting me, I think may affect the less mature of us.
The current system assumes that whenever we are 17yrs 364 days old, we are immature and cannot access "adult material". However the day after, we are mature enough to view this material freely.
Cencorship is to protect the young from material that may badly influence them. However the only way to gauge the maturity of people is to do so on each indivdual person. I realise that this is too expensive and impractical, but the system has been long overdue for an overhaul.
One example being Tomb Raider. This has been edited because of some violent scenes so that people aged 12 can view it. The BBFC have ultimate power over telivision and movie cencorship, and their views have remained unchanged since the 60's.
There are fundamental flaws in the system, such as sex. It is allowed at 16, yet most content containing it is rated 18.
Cencorship is necessary for a civilised country, but it needs to be enforced properly. How many people can sneak into a movie underage? People can get fake ID's. There is no way to prove age, and therefore this system is also flawed.
Cencorship is good, although its form in this country is inefficient. A system where an elder can escort you into a movie like in the US would be better, however their methods of keeping the law is drakonian. Society is changing, however the acceptible threshold for TV and film content has been kept by the BBFC.
Scenes of nudity and violence may not affect some people, of some age groups, but the fuss made about fundamentally violent movies is underserved.
South Park, however used foul language just as a gimmick, instead of a thin plotline, and the extent of it, although not affecting me, I think may affect the less mature of us.
Censorship is the protection of young people from images or events that are not suitable for viewing, due to their young age.
This is because some images or events will scare them, influence them, corrupt them or educate them in subjects that their parents would consider unsuitable.
Censorship exists in all modern countries, but is used more in some than in others.
There are many other types of censorship though, and all of them are well debated. One is TV and Movie censorship. TV programmes that include bad language, violence or sexual content, will all be broadcasted after 9pm, and shows such as the World Wrestling Federation, will have all their pre-watershed programmes censored. This means cutting to the crowd, or pausing the actual TV picture.
Many fans of wrestling are unhappy about this, and lots of campaigns against censorship have been made.
Movies are censored by their ratings. All movies have a rating, and these ratings are Universal c, Universal, PG, 12, 15 and 18.
This means that people below the age of 15 will not be able to see most movies at the cinema, and will not be able to purchase the movie on video. But, although the ratings are there, some cinemas will let under-age people see the movie, and most will be able to see it on video.
But there are complaints about these ratings, as it seems that many kids will watch movies under-age anyway, and many say that some of the ratings are not needed.
One completely different type of censorship is government censorship. This is when a countrie’s governments will censor the information available to its people, leaving the residents of the country unaware of events and happenings. Of course, many are unhappy about this, and this leads to the distrust of a government, and then the breakdown of a country.
But the biggest, and most debated type of censorship of them all, is Internet censorship.
The debate over Internet censorship is basically, than there is no Internet censorship. People under the age of 18 can get into sites which contain pornographic images by the click of a button. All these sites have to protect teenagers from their content, is a page that asks you if you are 18 or not, but most people will ignore this, as it is most likely that they will not get caught.
Also, kids can easily sign up to sites which will pay you for doing things, such as reviewing items, or putting an advert for a company at the bottom of any e-mails you send. These sites are meant to be for people only over the age of 18.
The argument is that most parents and child-carers want these sites to have better censorship, and for their children to be better protected. The other side of the argument is people who don’t want these sites censored, and think that the Internet is fine just the way it is. Lately though, Internet providers such as AOL have been using programs which will let parents choose which sites they’ll let their children visit, and they can now also download programs such as ‘The NetNanny,” which will protect children from these sites.
This has led to many campaigns, protests and petitions from both sides, and this debate is no where near being over.
Thanks for reading, Ant.
This is because some images or events will scare them, influence them, corrupt them or educate them in subjects that their parents would consider unsuitable.
Censorship exists in all modern countries, but is used more in some than in others.
There are many other types of censorship though, and all of them are well debated. One is TV and Movie censorship. TV programmes that include bad language, violence or sexual content, will all be broadcasted after 9pm, and shows such as the World Wrestling Federation, will have all their pre-watershed programmes censored. This means cutting to the crowd, or pausing the actual TV picture.
Many fans of wrestling are unhappy about this, and lots of campaigns against censorship have been made.
Movies are censored by their ratings. All movies have a rating, and these ratings are Universal c, Universal, PG, 12, 15 and 18.
This means that people below the age of 15 will not be able to see most movies at the cinema, and will not be able to purchase the movie on video. But, although the ratings are there, some cinemas will let under-age people see the movie, and most will be able to see it on video.
But there are complaints about these ratings, as it seems that many kids will watch movies under-age anyway, and many say that some of the ratings are not needed.
One completely different type of censorship is government censorship. This is when a countrie’s governments will censor the information available to its people, leaving the residents of the country unaware of events and happenings. Of course, many are unhappy about this, and this leads to the distrust of a government, and then the breakdown of a country.
But the biggest, and most debated type of censorship of them all, is Internet censorship.
The debate over Internet censorship is basically, than there is no Internet censorship. People under the age of 18 can get into sites which contain pornographic images by the click of a button. All these sites have to protect teenagers from their content, is a page that asks you if you are 18 or not, but most people will ignore this, as it is most likely that they will not get caught.
Also, kids can easily sign up to sites which will pay you for doing things, such as reviewing items, or putting an advert for a company at the bottom of any e-mails you send. These sites are meant to be for people only over the age of 18.
The argument is that most parents and child-carers want these sites to have better censorship, and for their children to be better protected. The other side of the argument is people who don’t want these sites censored, and think that the Internet is fine just the way it is. Lately though, Internet providers such as AOL have been using programs which will let parents choose which sites they’ll let their children visit, and they can now also download programs such as ‘The NetNanny,” which will protect children from these sites.
This has led to many campaigns, protests and petitions from both sides, and this debate is no where near being over.
Thanks for reading, Ant.