2008 Woodie Awards
YouTube possess right to censor
Paul Krzus/Online Reporter
Issue date: 11/16/07 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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On Nov. 8 an alleged gunman killed 8 people. Hours after the attack the alleged gunman's profile and videos were deleted from the YouTube database.
This way of handling the situation creates controversy. Should YouTube be allowed to censor what people have to say and the way they show it? Where does the censorship end and begin?
"I don't think that YouTube should have censored the videos." said sophomore education major A.J. Budney. "We have a right to see what this person had to say, to see the reasons he committed this act."
"I think YouTube did the right thing; there is a chance that a child could see some these videos," said sophomore business major Andrew Grzelak. "If people want to see the videos first a way to make sure no one who isn't mature can see the videos." said sophomore business major Andrew Grzelak.
In my opinion, YouTube took the right course of action. The internet has no form of censorship, so the responsibility for censorship falls directly to the site. This is a hard burden to carry. If YouTube felt that was the correct action to take, then we must trust that it was.
I'm not saying that YouTube should ban everything. The internet is supposed to be a place for people to freely express themselves. A certain point is where freedom and decency separate. This is when censorship should be carried out.
This way of handling the situation creates controversy. Should YouTube be allowed to censor what people have to say and the way they show it? Where does the censorship end and begin?
"I don't think that YouTube should have censored the videos." said sophomore education major A.J. Budney. "We have a right to see what this person had to say, to see the reasons he committed this act."
"I think YouTube did the right thing; there is a chance that a child could see some these videos," said sophomore business major Andrew Grzelak. "If people want to see the videos first a way to make sure no one who isn't mature can see the videos." said sophomore business major Andrew Grzelak.
In my opinion, YouTube took the right course of action. The internet has no form of censorship, so the responsibility for censorship falls directly to the site. This is a hard burden to carry. If YouTube felt that was the correct action to take, then we must trust that it was.
I'm not saying that YouTube should ban everything. The internet is supposed to be a place for people to freely express themselves. A certain point is where freedom and decency separate. This is when censorship should be carried out.
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