SBI PO: Essay on "Censorship on Networking Websites"

Networking websites-a place where all meet virtually and talk, discuss, comment about almost
everything a human kind talk about. Networking websites have undergone a drastic change in terms
of personality as well as soul from the times they have been introduced. Well this is wonderful as well
as ironical that a mere website being given attributes as personality and soul. But this is the practical
picture of networking websites in the market today.
Networking websites have laid down the platform which can be used for arrival and departure of
anyones train. In simpler words, we have the whole world to talk to, discuss with, question on,
appreciate, change, know of and what not on these networking websites.
This was the gist of networking websites. Now the concern is to discuss and justify/question the
censorship on networking websites. To everyones surprise, censorship on networking websites does
exist since the time they were introduced but not in the terms of what it is for news today. Censorship
of these website is strongly necessitated for it is used world widely by all people be them, young, old,
rich, poor, male, female, sensitive, harsh, all in all by a variety of people. As per a survey made by an
American newspaper, if the posts of these websites are not closely watched and censored as per need
arises, there shall be thousands of illegitimates posts on the walls of these websites which are not
supposed to be there publicly similar to the banning of illegitimate poster on the physical walls.
Just to make the point clear that censorship on networking websites has many ideas involved, let us
remind ourselves of one Indian mythological and one Indian historical event for the same. Lord
Krishna told Arjuna that Karma is greater than anything else in the whole universe. This conclusively
leads to destruction of the evil in that era. Now connect it to present situation. Condemning publicly
the acts of people/group of people/govt though not ethically good but practically necessary. Unless
they shall know that they are wrong, they are bound to be wrong in future as well.
The historical event that is against of censorship on networking websites in terms of censorship of
right to speak is what happened during struggle of independence, when newspapers were banned and
meetings of group of people were totally not allowed. This led to nothing but growth in anger of
common masses which can be the reason of downfall of entire empire and the history is full of such
examples.
Today is the era when you forbid a thing and you have to explain the whole world around your that
very action. Besides, people are determined to know that if found guilty of hiding ones selfish deeds
behind that there will be a mass condemn for that. That was the reason, the present telecommunication
and Information and technology minister Kapil Sibal faced such a bitter reply from the common
masses as well as from the owners of networking websites. The censorship demanded by him and his
ministry was totally for the selfish ends of their political party. They were unable to present a single
valid reason behind their this demand and their digging into this area.
The censorship in news right now was very much similar to the case where you are declined to the
right of speech and right to life as well. If in a DEMOCRATIC country, there is such a violation of
fundamental rights and people have no say, the downfall can be easily foreseen.

However coming back to censorship on networking websites in general, as mentioned earlier that it is
necessary. But the care must be taken that originality and facts dont get lost during this
fragmentation. If it can create revolution in its own way, it should be allowed to. Because Change in
itself is generally a betterment. To ensure its a betterment, yes there should be censorship.
All in all, EXCESS OF EVERYTHING IS BAD, then it is eider censorship or freedom of speech.
Hoping to have both be in sync.