It is important to note that children are affected differently by these images. Still, the majority of people usually do not show signs of aggressive behavior. Many people have been watching television and the number of complaints about violent images are not convincing enough. As Taylor (2001) supporting this idea noted that “if there were really a cause and effect link between real violence and media violence, then it would have been proven by now”. He also believes children should not be alienated from these images as “this insistence that children see only material that teaches approved values is a way of stunting kids intellectually”.
Nevertheless, media certainly aims to control the level of violence for the public by using censorship to block the unwanted material. Similarly, media applies age restriction rules on particular mediums.
In summary, media's approach is to inform people as efficiently as possible which believes that withholding information is not the absolute solution for battling violence.
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