Censorship is “the restriction, absolute or merely to some part of the population (e.g. to the unlearned or to children), by the proper political authorities of intellectual, literary, or artistic material in any format.”4 Censorship has become a very controversial issue with protests and laws being made every day. Although people may or may not be against censorship it is a fact that some items that are censored are done so in protection of …showed first 75 words of 2252 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2252 total…internet allows children access to pornographic and inappropriate material that they are not mentally ready to see. Access to these things cause them to easily become victims and can severely alter their behavior. A harsher filtration system is required in order to protect children from adult material. Children are being harmed by early exposure to things such as violence and pornography, the media needs to be censored in order to protect them from these harms.