Assignment Censorship of media is becoming increasingly difficult but the need for censorship is becoming increasingly greater. Discuss. Response Censorship, otherwise known as the suppression of information deemed to threaten the status quo, has always been a controversial issue, especially in today's world where freedom of speech and human rights are greatly appreciated and advocated. Nonetheless, censorship has always been present since the first forms of paper were invented. In an attempt to make people believe that the world started with his reign, the destruction of historical and philosophical books during the Qin dynasty resulted in one of the earliest form of censorship. While book censorship remains applicable today, other forms of censorship have emerged as time and technology advance and created new forms of media, online media being one of the most prominent. Online media can come in many forms including social media, blogs, only to name a few, and it is increasingly prevalent in our lives today. Due to the multi-faceted nature of online media, unlike traditional media, censorship is becoming increasingly difficult because it is impossible to filter out every piece of information and data that is posted on the net given its overwhelming numbers. Furthermore, as mentioned above, the increasing emphasis on freedom of expression is also another obstacle to censorship in today's world. However, it is precisely because of these reasons that the need for censorship is increasingly greater. It is precisely because of the fact that advanced technology allows greater accessibility to malicious content, leaving the younger generation vulnerable, should censorship be more heavily imposed. No matter how much freedom of speech and expression is greatly valued, if the ˜freedom culture' ingrained into online media result in a rising number of radicalized individuals and groups that could bring threat to political stability and harm to the common people, then yes, the need for censorship is increasingly greater. Today, many of us are becoming increasingly exposed to inappropriate content, especially with the availability of the latest gadgets for those living in developed countries. Increasing accessibility, and thus viewership, definitely has a major indirect impact on many societal problems that we face today. For example, an interview conducted by Forbes with Ogi Ogas, a neuroscientist, concluded that at least 15 percent of the estimated 40,000 porn websites availa