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One example of why people would want the government to censor media is based on the Internet. Government censorship of the Internet is currently quite controversial, however many adults see there can be quite a positive impact if it is censored. Parents would be able to restrict their children from viewing sites on the Internet that are deemed unacceptable. This can also help to prevent the disgusting act of child pornography. Not only however, does this stop children from having to be corrupted by it, it also prevents adults from having to view material they believe is offensive to their personal and cultural standards. However, it is important to note who is censoring the material. If the censor has different values to those who are viewing the information, it becomes very difficult not to see this as a restriction of the user's right to believe what they want. When governments must create laws to cover the censorship of information, they are imposing one set of pre-determined values and beliefs on every one of the inhabitants of that country. There are few countries that can claim that every one of the people who live there have exactly the same morals and standards. As such, it is impossible for the government to restrict all items of information that are found to be offensive to one group within their country, while allowing others to have access to the same information, because they believe it is acceptable.
There are also those people who believe in minimum government restriction and control. Although they don't believe in total government restriction, and giving up their fundamental rights for security, they also don't believe that people should be able to do or say anything the want. These people believe in the democratic factor that the government should serve for the people's wishes. They believe that the government should only interfere with the code of ethics or mortality only if asked to do so.