Media restriction - Definition and Overview

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Media controversy is controversy involving forms of media, especially electronic media. Certain forms of media such as computer and video games, television programs, motion pictures, theatrical plays, comics, books, magazines, music, concerts, and Web sites, have been subjects of frequent controversy, involving parents and legal guardians, religious figures, and politicians. It is usually aimed at violence, profanity, sexuality, nudity, human castration, capital punishment, horror, drug abuse, thematic elements, and other forms of objectionable or controversial content. Occultism and religious content are aimed only by certain restrictive religious organizations.

Media Restricton

Media restriction is often done by religious parents and guardians on the basis of the teachings of Christianity, such as Restorationist Christian denominations. Media restriction on the basis of Christianity is a form of censorship, and it has created controversy among viewers born after 1975, especially when it comes to video games and Japanese animes. Rating systems and certain religious organizations advocate media restriction.

External links

• 'Ten things wrong with the media effects model' article by Prof David Gauntlett (http://www.theory.org.uk/david/effects.htm)

See Also

• censorship
• controversy
• public outcry
• Entertainment Software Ratings Board
• Classification and Ratings Administration
• Millerite
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Seventh-day Adventist Church
• list of banned books
• video game controversy

Example Usage of restriction