Media Censorship A Powerful And Controversial Issue...

Media censorship has been both powerful and controversial issue throughout history of mankind. Every countries’ citizens have had their lives affected by the way their government controls and censors what they see in the media. People around the world react to censorship differently due to the country they live in. Some people were born in a place with little censorship while others were born in a country where the government has complete control over everything. This can impact the way a person develops as some people will believe everything they hear and others will question everything they see and hear. Media censorship has been used effectively to control how citizens’ view on the world in Nazi Germany and in the USSR, but social†¦show more content†¦14). The main reason I’m mentioning all the changes in the media is to show how much of an impact technology has on citizens’ lives. People in the 21st century rely on the media for almost all of their information. If the government were to control the information the public views in the media people would begin to either become completely brainwashed or rebel. As seen in history the German people had become brainwashed under the control of the Nazi party while many people today fight for freedom of speech when drawing controversial cartoons (of Mohammad). Both extremes can lead to violence between the government and its citizens. People today can access the media through mobile devices. Since we are constantly looking down at our phones we are always being exposed to what the government wants us to see. The more we use the media the more likely we are to be impacted by what it tells us. Media censorship isn’t as effective as it used to be due to the creation of social media. Social media allows everyday citizens to communicate with other people and access various information, even content that the government restricts. This has opened the door to people discussing th ings such as government conspiracy theories. You would absolutely never see anything on television (made by the government) that talks about things the government is hiding. This is the reason why it’s so difficult for people to control what the