Censorship on the internet is improving. Filters are becoming more popular as they stop people visiting inappropriate websites. I have my own filter, which stops explicit sites being visited. Currently no human can actually remove content on the internet, which is why it is such a venerable place to put media which haven’t been approved by companies such as the BBFC.
The internet contains a database of MP3 files. They are actually illegal as they haven’t had authorisation from artist or their personal assistants. The music industries are loosing millions of pounds due to illegal downloading. I feel that downloading music is good as the music can be obtained for free. Shop prices are very expensive and people use the alternative, which is the Internet to obtain music.
Many music videos have been censored as they contain nudity or explicit language. Swearing in songs is usually cut out by beeps, however uncut versions are available where the swearing isn’t censored. The explicit lyrics give the ‘cool’ image to the artists. Therefore the audience will feel that they have achieved something because they listened to explicit lyrics. Artists such as Snoop Dogg and 50 Cents video have been censored because their lyrics contain swearing. The video P.I.M.P which featured 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg had two versions, a censored one, and an ‘XXX’ version. One video was censored because it had nudity in it and wasn’t suitable for the daytime audience..
Video games maybe to blame for everyday violence and copycat crimes. Violent games such as GTA and Manhunt contain a lot of violence. GTA has a lot of violence and also swearing, due to this it was classed as an 18. However there are still people who are below the age of 18 and play games, which aren’t suitable for them. I think that video game censorship rules need to be much stricter as the wrong people end up playing them.
TV shows don’t really need to be censored as the 9 ‘O’ clock watershed seems to work. After 9 TV shows don’t really need to be censored as they should be allowed to show any content after 9. I do think that live shows need to be watched more carefully as they may reveal information which daytime viewers shouldn’t be watching. The news should be allowed to show anything because they are there to show violence and crimes, without being shown excessive violence we wouldn’t know what it is. The news already are responsible for what they show on TV, but sometimes they need to be a bit more careful, as they were with the 9/11 attacks. When they showed the attacks they only showed clips, which were suitable. They only showed certain clips as the Al-Queada could find out, and could do something further.
