Opinion

In praise of censorship

There is a good reason why some material isn`t widely carried by the media.

07 April 2003

It`s always nice to find a shocking truth or an eloquently expressed view. Especially when it`s something that you`d like to believe, or supports what you have always argued. In such a rush of discovery, someone – call him Bob – recently exclaimed, “This shouldn`t just be on the Internet, but the mainstream press censors it!”

But Bob`s statement about the Internet and media censorship bears closer examination.

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