Censorship is an oppressive and counterproductive act that leads to ignorance. Censorship occurs when a government or news media controls what the public hears and sees. Many types of media are affected by censorship, such as television, radio, news, and art. In Türkiye, journalists are jailed for discussing issues unfavorable to the government (Arsan). If journalists are jailed for saying what they want or need to get out there, then there's no real news out there. The government is simply telling the general public what it wants them to hear. In Sri Lanka, there are common censorship rules aimed at silencing alternative points of view (Boronow). Alternative visions are just the way of life. People will always come into contact with someone who has different points of view than theirs, that's just the way things are. If the government intends to introduce rules to silence alternative points of view, then it means that they simply want all of the public to think like them and do not want people to have other ideas about what they are doing. China's censorship effort is enormous. , the government has employed thousands of censors and Internet police to monitor what is on the Internet (Gary King). If the Chinese government tries so hard to silence what people say on the Internet, then who knows what they are really trying to silence. People should have the right to say and discuss whatever they want on the Internet or wherever they want. If the government were more sincere with the citizens, it would not have to hide all the information from them. Indonesian journalists are under strong pressure from the government to self-censor what they say (Tapsell). The government press... middle of paper......can't find a middle ground for censorship, then it would be a useful tool. Works Cited Arsan, Esra. “Killing Me Softly with His Words: Censorship and Slef_Censorship from the Perspective of Turkish Journalists.” Turkish Studies September 2013: 447-462. Article.Boronow, Clare. “Silencing the Media in Sri Lanka: How Sri Lanka's 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, J.D. The Young Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little Brown Company, 1951. Book.Tapsell, Ross. “Old Tricks in a New Era: Self-Censorship in Indonesian Journalism.” Asian Studies Review June 2012: 227-245. Item.