Censorship. What it includes and the different aspects of it.

There are many aspects to censorship. But before I explain the many different aspects of censorship, I would like to discuss what censorship includes. Censorship is the supervision and control of the information and ideas that are circulated among the people within a society. Today, censorship refers to the examination of books, periodicals, plays, films, television and radio programs, news reports, and other communication media for the purpose of altering or suppressing parts thought to …

…a person may do those types of things. I am in favor of censorship to a certain extent, I do not think some things (minimal violence, yelling, action, etc. on television) should be censored. These elements add to the excitement of the movie. However, pornographic material, extremely graphic violence, and shows that give ideas to people that would encourage them to engage in actions that are harmful to themselves or other people, should be censored.