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Film censorship in the United States was a frequent feature of the industry almost from the beginning of the U.S. motion picture industry until the end of strong self-regulation in 1966. Court rulings in the 1950s and 1960s severely constrained government censorship, though statewide regulation lasted until at least the 1980s.
In 1969 Nicholas Johnson, United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner, put forward in an article in TV Guide entitled The Silent Screen [123] that "Censorship is a serious problem" in the United States, and that he agreed with the statements by various network officials that television was subject to it, but disputed ...
1960 1960 Banned in Memphis by the Board of Censors shortly after the film's release in February 1960 due to nudity. [63] Victim: 1961 1961 Banned in many American cities due to language. [64] All Tom and Jerry short films by Gene Deitch: 1961-1962 Before 1988
The Irish Censorship of Publications Board was not obliged to reveal its reason but it is believed that it was rejected for its critique of Irish republicanism and the Catholic Church, and its depiction of adolescent sexuality. [16] The Country Girls: Edna O'Brien: 1960 Novel Banned by Ireland's censorship board in 1960 for its explicit sexual ...
For over 30 years, virtually all motion pictures produced in the United States adhered to the code. [51] The Production Code was not created or enforced by federal, state, or city government; the Hollywood studios adopted the code in large part in the hopes of avoiding government censorship, preferring self-regulation to government regulation.
Mexico's Department of the Interior reportedly revoked funding on Friday for a conference on the government’s violent anti-insurgency policy from the 1960s to the 1980s, raising claims of ...
When recruiting for the Hare Krishna movement in the United States The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) deliberately devised strategies to align the movement's practices and belief system with the 1960s American counterculture to attract the interest of new recruits. ISKCON established its first temple in New York City ...
University of Illinois professor Emily Knox, author of “Book Banning in 21st Century America,” discusses the recent targeting of reading material in schools and libraries.