You are allowed to read this.

China blocks Twitter and Facebook. Now Pakistan blocks YouTube and Facebook. Initially I was appalled, I'm on FB every other day, but then I thought, should I be so upset?

The U.S. has a history of censorship dating all the way back to the late 1700s. One New Yorker simple printed a somewhat truthful article criticizing the ruler of the time and ended up going to court for it. Alex Hamil...let me clarify before I get censored, AlexANDER Hamilton successfully defended the guy, yet more was yet to come.
Let's see, no one could send mail that contained abolitionist materials in the South. The Sedition Act for the first World War made it a bad idea for anyone to be opposed to the war as well as oppose the draft. Check out the literature in the book, Americans

"knowingly or willfully advocate, abet, advise or teach the duty, necessity, desirability or propriety of overthrowing the Government of the United States or of any State by force or violence, or for anyone to organize any association which teaches, advises or encourages such an overthrow, or for anyone to become a member of or to affiliate with any such association."

There was a time when film use to be censored and had to go through approvals before hitting the big screen. As far as radio and television, well, that's probably the most censored medium.

The FCC is a watchdog so anytime someone says anything offensive, there could be a hefty fine at the very least. And television, who can forget about the Super Bowl incident a few years ago. Now we have to watch the who? The Who. This is because of Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction."

Although I understand, there are certain things kids should not be exposed to, at some point it kind of feels like a little bit of First Amendment is taken away. Or when we are at war, it seems like our government has to right to tighten the reins on what we can say or do. I'm not a fan of nudity at Noon, or saying a racial slur, or vocally supporting an enemy, but we chose what we listen to or see. And if we don't like what someone has said, one should speak out. We should put in a little moral pressure. Perhaps that's what we think when we see that other countries are blocking out what we consider to be acceptable.

It's a tough topic, but I'm glad I can at least voice my opinion. Although I know I can only do so depending on what I say.