Respond to 2 students and professor. 150 words each student no word count for professor. Do not grade or critique work, respond as student and be polite. First reply to Kareema Discuss the arguments used to encourage media censorship as well as the anti-censorship view. Do you agree or disagree with censorship concerning terrorism? Explain. President Donald Trump is one of the many individuals who believe the media should be censored (Graham, 2017). After the massacre in Las Vegas and visiting Puerto Rico after they were hit by Hurricane Maria President Trump remained silent on social media platforms. He spoke out against the media stating that many of the allegations that were being made against him were lies and fake stories. Censorship will protect the government and the people from false news. It is normal to go on social media and find articles that are spreading propaganda because they are allowed to and it gets them money. The media should be censored to an extent in order to protect young adults and children. Children should not be able to find and access pornsites as easy as they do now. While in their learning years, they are more likely to engage in practices whether violent or nonviolent due to their exposure to the behavior. Censorship could be a tricky solution because it goes against freedom of speech and may cause issues for forms of media where censorship may destroy their platform. Platforms like these include porn, news outlets, debate platforms, and more. I agree with the anti-censorship argument due to the jobs it may affect if put into place. There are many people who work in the sex industry and pay their taxes just like everyone else. In my own experience, social media outlets such as Face Book attempt to censor information on their platform, but they may not be able to control everything that is put out on their platform. People should have access to information that keeps them updated on what is going on in their country. Another problem with censorship is misleading information. When people are not aware of what it is going on, they have to believe what is being allowed to be shown to them (Burnett, 2015). Burnett, D. (2015, May 22). Why government censorship [in no way at all] carries greater risks than benefits | Dean Burnett. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2015/may/22/government-censorship-psychology-theresa-may Graham, D. A. (2017, October 11). Trump Wants to Censor the Media. Retrieved from https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/trump-wants-to-censor-the-press/542142/ Second reply to student Jessica Discuss the arguments used to encourage media censorship as well as the anti-censorship view. Do you agree or disagree with censorship concerning terrorism? Explain. Media Censorship Media censorship can be defined as a supervision or control of both information and ideas that are shared among people within a society. In other words it is considered ...

1. Respond to 2 students and professor. 150 words each student no
word count for professor. Do not grade or critique work,
respond as student and be polite.
First reply to Kareema
Discuss the arguments used to encourage media censorship as
well as the anti-censorship view. Do you agree or disagree with
censorship concerning terrorism? Explain.
President Donald Trump is one of the many individuals who
believe the media should be censored (Graham, 2017). After the
massacre in Las Vegas and visiting Puerto Rico after they were
hit by Hurricane Maria President Trump remained silent on
social media platforms. He spoke out against the media stating
that many of the allegations that were being made against him
were lies and fake stories. Censorship will protect the
government and the people from false news. It is normal to go
on social media and find articles that are spreading propaganda
because they are allowed to and it gets them money. The media
should be censored to an extent in order to protect young adults
and children. Children should not be able to find and access
pornsites as easy as they do now. While in their learning years,
they are more likely to engage in practices whether violent or
nonviolent due to their exposure to the behavior.
Censorship could be a tricky solution because it goes against
freedom of speech and may cause issues for forms of media
where censorship may destroy their platform. Platforms like
these include porn, news outlets, debate platforms, and more. I
agree with the anti-censorship argument due to the jobs it may

2. affect if put into place. There are many people who work in the
sex industry and pay their taxes just like everyone else. In my
own experience, social media outlets such as Face Book attempt
to censor information on their platform, but they may not be
able to control everything that is put out on their platform.
People should have access to information that keeps them
updated on what is going on in their country. Another problem
with censorship is misleading information. When people are not
aware of what it is going on, they have to believe what is being
allowed to be shown to them (Burnett, 2015).
Burnett, D. (2015, May 22). Why government censorship [in no
way at all] carries greater risks than benefits | Dean Burnett.
Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-
flapping/2015/may/22/government-censorship-psychology-
theresa-may
Graham, D. A. (2017, October 11). Trump Wants to Censor the
Media. Retrieved from
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/trump-
wants-to-censor-the-press/542142/
Second reply to student Jessica
Discuss the arguments used to encourage media censorship as
well as the anti-censorship view. Do you agree or disagree with
censorship concerning terrorism? Explain.
Media Censorship
Media censorship can be defined as a supervision or control of
both information and ideas that are shared among people within

3. a society. In other words it is considered an act of altering,
adjusting, editing or even banning specific types of information
that is perceived as illicit, immoral or objectionable. The spread
of information typically is done through a variety of means
however I am going to just focus on the media which involves
the internet, News outlets, television and the radio. Facebook
serves as an excellent example of this because at one point in
time everything was not being monitored or censored. Today
you still might see things that are considered inappropriate
material especially for children. I remember one incident pretty
clearly that involved the Night Club terrorist attack in Orlando.
Many people shared small clips or scenes as the attack was
actually happening. Another incident that was shared on
Facebook was the Nevada attack when a man shot at people
from outside his hotel room. People began spreading these
videos all over social media and you could almost put yourself
in their shoes as the entire thing went down. Many people were
seen running and screaming and you even some dropping dead.
It was extremely scary and horrific to watch. However not long
after Facebook caught on to the spread of these incidents and
immediately shut it down.
What is being censored?
Speech
Art
Books
Periodicals (published with set frequency)
Films
Plays

4. Photography
Television programs
Radio programs
Internet (Web sites and e-mail)
News reports
Who censors the information?
Government
Church
Private Pressure Groups
Speakers, Writers and Artists (self-censorship)
Anyone
Anti-Censorship
Anti-censorship is very opposite from censorship as this
actually opposes censorship and allows our society freedom of
expression. Therefore this would allow for graphic material to
be seen on media outlets without having any restraints. I
remember a time before Facebook actually offered censorship
and people were sharing horrific events of special needs
children being bullied, or cats and dogs being tortured. It was
absolutely sickening and quite honestly I thank Facebook for

5. removing this type of material. I do not think anyone especially
children should be seeing such hateful events.
With that being said I do think that we should be allowed to
share information that is relevant to educational purposes that
could potentially save someone’s life one day. When pertaining
to terrorism I am tossed between whether or not censorship
should be allowed when concerning terrorism. Considering we
live in a free country I think we deserve the right to know what
is going on through the media outlets. Besides free speech
“idealists argue that the solution to bad speech (misinformation,
lies, abusive, language, etc.) is not censorship but more speech”
(Forum, 2017) However with that being said I do not
necessarily think we should be viewing some of the graphic
material from the incident through these outlets or at least it
shouldn’t be exposed in outlets where children could be viewing
it. I think we still need to protect children from hearing or
seeing this type of information.
Reference
Censorship. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://media.okstate.edu/faculty/jsenat/censorship/defining.htm
Forum, U. O. (2017, March 10). Censorship Is Not All Bad.
Retrieved from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-university-
of-central-florida-forum/censorship-is-not-all-
bad_b_9417646.html
Reply to professor
Granted, there should be some level of government involvement
regarding a determination of what is to be censored and what is
not. However, does the ultimate responsibility of that decision

6. lie with the government, or should it be a personal decision
made by the parent or guardian? Elaborate, if you will, on what
avenues of dissemination are available in today's world that
could possibly make Plato's Arguments moot in today's society.