Making censorship backfire

Authors

S. Curry Jansen, Muhlenburg College, Pennsylvania, USA
Brian Martin, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

8839

Publication Details

Curry Jansen, S & Martin, B, Making censorship backfire, Counterpoise, July 2003, 7(3), 5-15. Copyright 2003 Civic Media Center and Library Inc.

Abstract

In the age of instantaneous global communications, overt censorship is always a risky endeavor. Attempts to repress 'dangerous ideas' sometimes have the opposite effect: that is, they serve as catalysts for expanding the reach, resonance and receptivity of those ideas.