Censorship In Society Has your right to free speech been violated by censorship? The first amendment guarantees your right to say whatever you want, but some people still try to censor the way you express yourself. Censorship is defined as the examining of literature, television, and music for the purpose of suppressing or deleting parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. Censorship often prevents people from watching or listening to movies, music, and books that they want to read. How can someone that I have never met decide what is inappropriate for me to see or hear? Movies are given ratings