some part of the population (e.g. to the unlearned or to

children), by the proper political authorities of intellectual,

literary, or artistic material in any format."4

Censorship has become a very controversial issue with protests and laws being made every day. Although people may or may not be against censorship it is a fact that some items that are censored are done so in protection of our children. However, with the advancements of technology it has become much more difficult to prevent children from viewing that which they should not. As a result, in today's society children are overexposed to material that is intended for an older audience. In order to remedy this a more filtered system is necessary.

Due to advancements in technology and the changes in the way our society runs children now have access to material that is much too advanced for them and could be quite harmful to their physical and mental health.

"Children are being subjected to sexual material and

messages before they are mentally prepared to understand

or evaluate what they are viewing. In addition, the majority

of sex education is taking place in the media, not

With this fact in my mind one must consider the amount of violence that there is on television these days. One must also consider the fact that due to our dependency on technology children watch a lot of television and are therefore exposed to an awful lot of violent behavior. All of this violence can affect a child's attitude and cause them to be come overtly violent themselves.

Due to advancements in technology and leniency in today's society children are being overexposed to material that is intended for an adult audience. Children have access to televisions in their bedrooms and are able to watch adult programming late at night and other programs are much more sexually oriented due to the popularity of sexualization. Children's programming is laced with sexual innuendoes and violent behavior that causes children to be manipulated emotionally. Even movies that are intended for children have become full of sexuality, misleading messages, and unnecessary violence.

seen in the pornography within a few days after exposure."2

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