Several centuries of manipulation. The Internet and the disreputable tradition

Abstract

There is no doubt that censorship has existed as long as there is communication. Over the centuries, it has been present in various forms, which continued to expand. It was used by different secular and religious institutions. When the Internet emerged in the end of the 20th century, where every user is both sender and receiver, many communication researchers thought that it was the end of the censorship era. They were wrong in that opinion. Quite the opposite, new groups of people started requesting censorship of texts. As usual, the dominating aspects are the arguments regarding safety and morality. Some messages even pretend to be censored in order to be more interesting for recipients.