Censorship is an oppressive and counterproductive act that results in ignorance. Censorship is when a government or media outlet controls what the public hears and sees. Many media are affected by censorship, such as television, radio, news and art. In Türkiye, journalists are imprisoned for discussing subjects unfavorable to the government (Arsan). If journalists are imprisoned for saying what they want or need to be made public, then there is no real news there. The government is just telling the public what it wants them to hear. In Sri Lanka, there are common censorship rules aimed at silencing alternative opinions (Boronow). Alternative viewpoints are just the way of life. People are always going to come into contact with someone who has different points of view than theirs, that's the way things happen. If the government just wants to impose rules to silence alternative opinions, that means they just want the entire public to think like them and they don't want people to have other ideas about what they do. The Chinese censorship effort is enormous. , the government has employed thousands of Internet censors and police to monitor what is on the Internet (Gary King). If the Chinese government is putting so much effort into silencing what people say on the internet, then who knows what it's really trying to keep quiet. People should have the right to say and discuss whatever they want on the internet or wherever they want. If the government was more honest with its citizens, it would not have to hide all information from them. Indonesian journalists face strong pressure from the government to self-censor what they say (Tapsell). The government president... middle of paper ...... he can just find common ground for censorship, then that would be a useful tool. Works Cited Arsan, Esra. “Killing me gently with his words: censorship and slef_censorship from the point of view of Turkish journalists. » Turkish Studies September 2013: 447-462. Article. Boronow, Clare. “Silencing the Media in Sri Lanka: How the Sri Lankan Constitution Fuels Self-Censorship and Hinders Reconciliation.” » Virginia Journal of International Law 2013: 724-761. Article.Gary King, Jennifer Pan, Margarete E. Roberts. “How censorship in China allows criticism of the government but silences collective expression.” American Political Science Review, May 2013: 326-33. Article.Salinger, JD The Rye Catcher. Boston: Little Brown Company, 1951. Book.Tapsell, Ross. “Old tricks in a new era: self-censorship in Indonesian journalism.” » Journal of Asian Studies June 2012: 227-245. Article.