Censorship & Regulations of Media

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Censorship & Regulations of Media

AdvantagesGetting Started

  • Controlling of Undesirable Content - controlling kind of content being shown on tv / being circulated on the internet
  • Control Natures of Advertisements - many ads on tv are harmful to kids as well as adults
  • Improve security & protection of information - Cambridge Analytica - Harvesting Facebook users for political gains
  • Influence opinions - can contribute or worsen public life / law & order. Opinionating media has induced hate / feelings of insecurity & threat to life
  • Keeps facts straightened - media often biased & doesn't present facts all the time

Disadvantages

  • No Freedom of Speech - not allowing people to have their own opinion
  • Lead to Banning the broadcast - certain news may be kept from citizens e.g. Citizen Journalism - Arab Spring
  • Leads to Government Funded & Controlled Broadcast - everything we see / read / hear will be through the apparent mouthpiece of the government
  • Further Insulates Society & Makes People Indifferent - leads to less awareness, more biases & the society & cultural values at large may be put in jeopardy.
  • Violates website owners' legal rights to make their information accessible - website owners may sue government for keeping their online information being accessible to their target audience

Evaluation

Overall, I believe that the media should not be regulated as it would mean that there would be no freedom of speech and this would not allow people to give their own views and opinions. For instance, in 2009 China banned Twitter for helping to organise a protest. This is a prime example to not regulate media. Furthermore, it would lead to broadcast being banned as certain news may be kept from citizens but also citizen journalism would be banned, as it helps spread the news about what is going on in other countries. However, some could argue that media should be regulated as it would improve security and protection of information. For instance, recently Cambridge Analytica was in the news for harvesting information many Facebook users for political gains. This meant that private information was being shared and was an invasion of privacy. Additionally, with the media being regulated, it would mean that the government is able to control the undesirable content. By doing this, they can control what kind of content can be shown on tv or they can control private information from being circulated on the internet.

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