D2 CENSORED - Inro Cutscene/Movie - Video Game Censorship
Did you know non-Japanese versions of the Dreamcast game D2 (2) censor the intro cutscene movie? In the JP version of D2, the tentacle is actually seen penetrating Kimberly Fox #39;s...
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Pilotwings 64 CENSORED -Turin Shroud #39;s Jesus Christ Face/Everfrost Island - Video Game Censorship
Did you know non-Japanese versions of Pilotwings 64 (64) censor an Easter egg in Everfrost Island? In the JP version of Pilot Wings 64, there is actually the face...
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Evil Zone CENSORED - Erel Plowse #39;s Outfit - Video Game Censorship
Did you know NTSC-U versions of Evil Zone censor Erel Plowse #39;s outfit? In the NTSC-J and PAL versions of Evil Zone, they actually have their legs exposed! Censored Gaming is the definitive...
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Carmageddon 64 CENSORED - Pedestrians Blood - Video Game Censorship
Did you know NTSC-U and German versions of Carmageddon 64 censor the pedestrians blood? In the NTSC-U version of Carmageddon 64, the pedestrians actually have green blood instead of red!
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Carmageddon (PC) CENSORED - Intro Cutscene/Movie - Video Game Censorship
Did you know the first UK version of Carmageddon (PC) censor the intro cutscene movie? In the 1st UK version of Carmageddon, the human setting has actually been changed into a zombie one! ...
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Carmageddon (PC) CENSORED - Pedestrians Blood - Video Game Censorship
Did you know the first UK version and German version of Carmageddon (PC) censor the pedestrians blood? In the 1st UK version of Carmageddon, the pedestrians are actually zombies with green...
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Tuff E Nuff CENSORED - Gameplay #39;s Blood - Video Game Censorship
Did you know non-Japanese versions of Tuff E Nuff (Dead Dance/) censor the gameplay #39;s blood? In the JP version of Tuff E Nuff, the character #39;s faces actually bleed once enough...
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Cars 2 CENSORED - Intro Cutscene/Movie - Video Game Censorship
Did you know the German version of Cars 2 censor the intro cutscene movie? In the German version of Cars 2, the Gatling Gun scene and explosion are removed! Censored Gaming is the definitive...
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Top Censored Covers - Gaming Box Art Vol. 1 - Best Video Game Censorship
Did you know many video game covers have been censored? Come and see vol. 1 of the best cuts in gaming box art! Dead Island: The "I" in the name is somebody being hung in the PAL version....
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Manga Censorship Discussion
A discussion of censorship in manga and how it can and may not impact enjoyment. Immortallium #39;s MAL - http://myanimelist.net/profile/Immortallium Follow me o...
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Chinas Internet Censorship Agency Has Its Own Anthem And We Translated It
China #39;s Internet censorship agency now has it #39;s own choral anthem, a song titled The Mind and Spirit of Cyberspace Security. ProPublica watched, translated and subtitled the video....
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Censorship Moments in Rooster Teeth
The annoying but often hilarious bleeps and black bars which have occurred over the years. This video is for entertainment purposes only. All footage is owned by Rooster Teeth.
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Soul Calibur CENSORED - Mitsurugi/Arthur Character - Video Game Censorship
Did you know the Korean version of Soul Calibur censor the character Mitsurugi due to samurai being taboo in their culture? In the KO version of Soul Calibur...
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Top Censored Gaming - Sexy Edition Vol. 1 - Best Video Game Censorship
Did you know thousands of video games have been censored due to sexual content? Come and see vol. 1 of the best cuts in gaming censorship! This montage of past videos takes you on a cool...
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Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks CENSORED - Intro Cutscene/Movie - Video Game Censorship
Did you know the German version of Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks censor the intro cutscene movie? In the German version of MKSM, the blood and gore is actually censored! Censored Gaming is the...
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Before It #39;s News Lisa Haven Used To Be A Skeptic! (On Chrislam, Facebook Censorship, The Madhi)
Christian journalist Lisa Haven of Before It #39;s News shares her testimony of faith from back when she seriously doubted the existence of God. She also discusses Chrislam, Facebook censorship...
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GSC Owner Forces Censorship of Youtube Video
Normally I keep my cheesy "news anchor" thing to my other channel but this seemed important enough to post on my main as well. UPDATE: ...
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Censorship -- the control of the information and ideas circulated within a society -- has been a hallmark of dictatorships throughout history. In the 20th Century, censorship was achieved through the examination of books, plays, films, television and radio programs, news reports, and other forms of communication for the purpose of altering or suppressing ideas found to be objectionable or offensive. The rationales for censorship have varied, with some censors targeting material deemed to be indecent or obscene; heretical or blasphemous; or seditious or treasonous. Thus, ideas have been suppressed under the guise of protecting three basic social institutions: the family, the church, and the state.
Not all censorship is equal, nor does all arise from government or external force. People self-censor all the time; such restraint can be part of the price of rational dialogue. The artist Ben Shahn's poster illustration reads: "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." Silence can indicate a forced assent, or conversely, it can be contemplative, a necessary part of dialogue that rises above the din of quotidian life.
To understand censorship, and the impulse to censor, it is necessary to strip away the shock epithet value that is attached to the word at first utterance. One must recognize that censorship and the ideology supporting it go back to ancient times, and that every society has had customs, taboos, or laws by which speech, dress, religious observance, and sexual expression were regulated. In Athens, where democracy first emerged, censorship was well known as a means of enforcing the prevailing orthodoxy. Indeed, Plato was the first recorded thinker to formulate a rationale for intellectual, religious, and artistic censorship. In his ideal state outlined in The Republic, official censors would prohibit mothers and nurses from relating tales deemed bad or evil. Plato also proposed that unorthodox notions about God or the hereafter be treated as crimes and that formal procedures be established to suppress heresy. Freedom of speech in Ancient Rome was reserved for those in positions of authority. The poets Ovid and Juvenal were both banished, and authors of seditious writings were punished severely. The emperor Nero deported his critics and burned their books.
The organized church soon joined the state as an active censor. The Biblical injunction, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God, in vain" is clearly an early attempt to set limits on what would be acceptable theological discourse. Likewise, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" is an attempt to set limits on how the Divine may or may not be represented. (And no one, in any land, should think this is anachronistic. Across the world today, appeals to divinity are common reasons for banning the dissemination of a broad range of materials). Censorship is no more acceptable for being practiced in the name of religion than for national security (which is certainly an acceptable secular substitute for religious rationales in the 20th Century). It only indicates that confronting censorship must always involve confronting some part of ourselves and our common history that is both painful and deep-seated.
Unique historical considerations can also spawn censorship. Perhaps the best example is the "Hasprache" (hate speech) law in Germany. It is illegal, under German law, to depict any kind of glorification of the Nazis or even to display the emblem of the swastika. The law is enforced to the point where even historical battle simulations may not use the actual emblems that were used during World War II (by the Waffen SS, for instance). Significantly, almost all of Germany's close neighbors and allies have similar laws. The questions in Germany and elsewhere in the European Union (EU) form a particularly hard case because of the historical background and because the situation in the EU is fast-moving. That is why this series of snapshots of conditions in various countries and regions will first deal with other areas and levels of censorship and access problems, and then return to the situation in the EU.
In a global context, governments have used a powerful array of techniques and arguments to marshal support for their censorship efforts. One of the earliest, as noted, is the religious argument. Certain things are deemed to be offensive in the eyes of the Deity. These things vary from country to country, religion to religion, even sect to sect. They are mostly, though not always, sexual in nature. The commentaries on the nature of the impulse to be censorious towards sexual expression are too numerous even for a wide ranging project like this. The curious reader is urged to read far and wide in the classic texts to see that the problem of governments and citizens reacting in this way is not a new one. What is new are the potential global consequences.
National security and defense runs a very close second to the religious impulse as a rationale for suppression. While nowhere near as old as the religious impulse to censor, in its more modern form it has been even more pervasive. And while the influence of religion on secular affairs is muted in certain parts of the world, the influence of governments usually is not. It is difficult to think of any government that would forego the power, in perceived extreme circumstances, to censor all media, not simply those that appear online. The question, asked in a real world scenario, is what could be considered extreme enough circumstances to justify such action?
There are also forms of censorship that are not so obtrusive, and that have to be examined very carefully to define. "Censorship through intimidation" can be anything from threats against individuals to a government proposing to monitor all activities online (as in one proposal current at the time of this writing in Russia). If citizens feel their activities online will be screened by governmental agencies in their country, their inclination to engage in expression will be much less than if their government stays away -- the classic "chilling effect."
"Censorship through consensus" is also a real possibility. There are countries where the adherence to a shared social, though not religious, code is a fact of life. Understanding that entails discerning where the boundaries of expression are, and where they might be interfered with in a consensus situation.
Economic censorship is more difficult to define. The Roman essayist Cicero used the immortal phrase "Cui bono?" (Who Profits? -- the ancient version of our "Follow the money."). But numbers may tell only part of the story. In a situation where there is economic censorship, is it isolated or undertaken in conjunction with some type of political censorship? Is there a monopoly within a certain country that is threatened by competition, or a class of oligarchs that is threatened by the emergence of real economic opportunity for smaller firms? Is the economy in a locale more prone to monopolistic arrangements than to genuine competition and innovation?
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Internet Censorship - Big Brother is Watching Everything - YouTube
Edward Snowden opened up Americans and the worlds eyes to how the US government with the NSA was spying on everything and everyone. Internet freedom is a myt...
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Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle CENSORED - Rock Paper Scissors - Video Game Censorship
Did you know the non-Japanese versions of Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle ( ) censor the Rock Paper Scissors minigame? In the JP version of Ale...
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