Censorship is the control of speech and other forms of human expressions which is entrusted for benefits of society. Precisely, it restricts children form being dragged to the wrong-path of life. It fights for child pornography, unwanted sexual expressions, restricting them by fixing age compulsion for being participants of lottery games, drugs, visiting restaurants. In addition, it uplifts social standard of society. It restores moral values of society and protects people form defamation and obscenity. Apart from this, it checks that no people should enjoy other’s freedom. It allows people to enjoy their freedom by being in their bound. For example, if you have freedom, it does not mean that you will show your natural body in society. Therefore, censorship allows people to relax with their freedom and reminds them with its reciprocal duties and responsibilities.
Censorship refers to examination of books, periodicals, plays, films, television and radio programs, internet and other communication media for the purpose of altering and suppressing those parts thought to be offensive or objectionable for religious tolerance. It does not tolerate any sort of misbehaves with religions. It checks offensive speeches that intended to stir up aggression against certain groups of religious, racial. Proponents of freedom adheres that Universal Declaration of Human Rights has clearly mentioned in Article 19, “Everyone has the right to express, opinion, information regardless of frontiers.” Arguably, some circumstances get created in society where no option is left with government except “Censorship”. Such as, when 13 of Nepalese were brutally murdered in Iraq and Nepal went through complete destruction of Human Power Agencies and other resources were submerged in the anger on Nepalese people, government has only one option to put censorship in the form on curfew. Moreover, some scholars criticized censorship on the ground that, “Censorship is an evil and suppresses people’s opinions by acting as totalitarian government.” But, one should not forget the good intention behind this suppression. This suppression is only for benefit of society. Therefore, censorship not only suppresses people’s freedom but also suppresses evils of society.
Censorship defends national sovereignty. First and foremost, it does not take a chance of exposing national documentaries to public or foreigners because of high-risk associated with it. For example, it keeps secret the national security documents, like troop movements in war time. Also, it prohibits anyone from offending national flag, symbols, songs, and defense. Similarly, it maintains political stability in the country. It restricts people to go for frequent and unwanted strikes or revolts. In similar fashion, it allows society to carry out its societal goals smoothly and economy to plan out for its short-term and long-term goals by preventing from civil disobedience movements. As, for example, some credit of the booming economic condition of china goes to its Communists party which follows less freedom i.e. censorship. For these reasons, censorship guides society along with its economy to track into development process rather that being trapped into the web of political instability.
In short, no one can deny that freedom of expression is born right of people. But as the famous saying goes, “man is born free and he is chained everywhere” accordingly some circumstances outcome in society where implementation of censorship is a must. However, censorship without any base is an evil and the government which adopts it, is nothing more that a dictator. Therefore, any kind of censorship to be practiced, it must be provided by law, pursues legitimate aim and must be in proportion to its aim. Finally, government is selected by people and they would not get anything by oppressing their selector’s rights, so selectors should,” trust the government for making censorship.”
