The issue on censorship is surely a controversial one, sometimes it is used too much, other times too little. Where do we draw the line between the two? Typically Censorship is controlled by the government, mass media or religious groups in certain countries. It is closely linked to concepts of freedom of speech and freedom of expression, however when overused it is associated with dictatorship, human rights abuse and repression.

Censorship can be categorize into five main types, namely moral, military, political, religious and corporate censorship.

Moral censorship is the means by which any material deemed to be of questionable morality is removed or cut. For example, Pornography is often censored under this rationale. Materials displaying excessive use of violence are also censored for this same reason. So i would have to say moral censorship is definitely necessary to prevent the young from being exposed to such things at such a young age.

MIlitary censorship is the process of withhelding military intelligence or tactics. For example, in the Iraq war the US govenrment has restricted the photographing or filming of dead soliders or their caskets and its subsequent broadcast. This is done to protect national security but many people feel that the citizens of the US deserve the right to know what they are paying all their taxes for. Funding a war where the progress is uncertain and information is scarce. Despite many other democratic nations supporting the notion, i feel that it is unnessary to practice censorship to such a degree for lives are at stake.

Political censorship occurs when governments are holding back information from their own citizens. The logic is to prevent revolts as any dissent against the government is seen as a weakness for the enemy to exploit. This is necessary in order to ensure national security as a country must always appear stable and safe even if its not the case.

Religious censorship is the means by which any material goes against the preachings of a dominant religion. Limitations are usually forced on the less dominant religions by the more dominant ones. This form of censorship is not necessary as people should be free to believe in what they want and to say what they want as long as it is not morally wrong.

Corporate Censorship is when companies prevent articles or materials which potray them in a negative light from being published. This is unethical as the truth should be revealed to the public so that the public will know where they are putting their money in.

In conclusion, i believe that no fine line can be drawn between too much or too little censorship. Different context requires different levels of censorship which is why i feel that it is definitely neccessary but the degree of censorship has to be varied.