![]() The more authoritarian and/or conservative the government, the more works get censored. Works that get this treatment tend to be excessively violent or sexual in nature, feature content that is considered "taboo" locally, criticize or mock the country or its government, inflame national or ethnic tensions, or otherwise depict behavior that might undermine the government's authority. But even in more liberal countries, public pressure on retailers or broadcasters can lead to an effective ban on the work (although sometimes - but not always - you can get around it by importing it from somewhere else). It usually happens in more authoritarian countries whose governments try to micromanage what their citizens can see. Sometimes the government can outright ban a work from being consumed in their country. ![]() ![]() Thus making it fashionable Forbidden Fruit. ![]()
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