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You talk about "what you consume". Censorship is about defining what others are allowed to consume, which is quite different.
by everettp 5y ago
You talk about "what you consume". Censorship is about defining what others are allowed to consume, which is quite different.
- paulryanrogers 5y agoThere is also the fact that airways are a limited public resource. And parents didn't have parental controls on radios or television until much later. So I think some censorship was warranted, even if the ideal is to counter the bad with more good.
- imwillofficial 5y agoOk, so switch my words around. Does society have a burden to ensure children are protected from dangers, including manipulation from disinformation and suicide inducing social media? You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a theater, now we are just arguing over where the line of acceptable speech lies.