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Censorship is often used to impose moral values on society, as in the censorship of material considered obscene. English novelist E. M. Forster was a staunch opponent of censoring material on the grounds that it was obscene or immoral, raising the issue of moral subjectivity and the constant changing of moral values.
Internet censorship in the United States of America is the suppression of information published or viewed on the Internet in the United States.The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech and expression against federal, state, and local government censorship.
Censorship came to British America with the Mayflower "when the governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts, William Bradford learned [in 1629] [4] that Thomas Morton of Merrymount, in addition to his other misdeed, had 'composed sundry rhymes and verses, some tending to lasciviousness' the only solution was to send a military expedition to break up Morton's high-living."
In addition to the court settlement, there were positive developments in the Legislature: Harmful censorship and rights bills infringing on free speech and a free press, and to ban abortion in the ...
The U.S. has seen a spike in book censorship over the past several years, with titles by people of color and LGBTQ authors in the crosshairs.
But that's only what news outlets may have you believe. In reality, the law mostly makes official what companies and 3 Myths You Need to Know About Chinese Censorship in 2013
Internet censorship also occurs in response to or in anticipation of events such as elections, protests, and riots. An example is the increased censorship due to the events of the Arab Spring. Other types of censorship include the use of copyrights, defamation, harassment, and various obscene material claims as a way to deliberately suppress ...
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