Censorship today
“Censorship, the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are “offensive...” (What is Censorship?) Whether we realize it or not censorship does have an effect on society. Ideas being censored means that they don’t get to be explored or considered. With technology and social media we can get information in an instant at the touch of a button, yet this too is being censored. “Because media is such a large part of people's lives today and it is the source of basically all information, if the information is not being given in full or truthfully then the society is left uneducated.” (aqr5261, “Censorship Effects on Society”) When we live in a society where the power is vested in the people, shouldn’t the people be allowed to think for themselves? To give the people power and then censor what they are exposed to is merely allowing them to think within the boundaries they are given.
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Censorship in the hunger gamesThroughout the Hunger Games series the government heavily censors everything that the citizens of Panem are exposed to. Travel and communication between districts is forbidden and all television broadcasts are produced by the government. Citizens are not even allowed to speak freely amongst themselves against the government, it is punishable by law. The government spys on its citizens to ensure that everyone is following the laws and no one disrupts the current status quo. The Capitol uses censorship to manipulate and influence its citizens.
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