Is there really a NEED for CENSORSHIP?

http://www.aussiepete.com/2008/05/censorship-in-singapore-is-mda-for-real.html


The level of censorship in Singapore especially for Media Development authority is said to be unreasonable. In TVs, cinemas and music industry, swear words are ‘cut’ but not the public forums on the Internet e.g. like facebook. However, the MDA just doesn’t realize that one can pass through immigration at Changi and buy magazines showing nude bodies and return to Singapore with it. Censorship is indeed important to protect children from inappropriate materials but at the same time, we should be able to keep an open mind about things.

The MDA claims that their surveys show that Singaporeans generally find censorship standards acceptable. For example, in the recent Censorship Review Committee 2003 survey, more than 70% of the respondents were satisfied with our content standards. The MDA assumes that everyone is happy with what they see, hear on the mass media.

However, the question now lies on availability of the consumers' satisfaction with the mass media? To me, i feel that the level of censorship is judged by one's standard. Hence, the question tt should be put in place is " what is your acceptable level of censorship for the mass media ".