The Right to Censor

What is Censorship?
The word censor has its origins in Rome from the post of the Census who was the magistrate in charge of supervising conduct and morals, examining material and removing whatever is objectable, sensitive or harmful. The modern concepts of censorship are not that different. It is still about the control of speech and other forms of human expression often by (although not) limited to government intervention. The motives behind this are to stabilize or improve the society over which the government would have control. It is basically the suppression of ideals through the regulative structures of the law. This can be done through sanitization (removal of information altogether) or whitewashing (omission of certain parts which are deemed to be in conflict with the system.)
The five main forms of Censorship that can be considered are as follows:
• Moral Censorship which pertains to materials with questionable ethics.
• Military Censorship is the process of keeping military intelligence and tactics confidential and away from the enemy to counter espionage.
• Political Censorship occurs when there is a need to conceal secrets from its citizens. This is to prevent revolts and rebellions and also prevent other countries from taking the chance to exploit the country in times of weakness.
• Religious Censorship is removing material which will be deem objectable or undermine a certain religion.
Corporate Censorship is the process of halting information being distributed that will put the business in a negative light.