Censorship

Case Study
WHAT IT IS

Innocence of Muslims

WHAT IT SHOWS
mean that one has

tragic reminder that freedom of expression does not

unfettered rights to insult and denigrate another's

religion or race
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER sparked a wave of riots and attacks in various parts of
the world that resulted
in injuries and deaths
WHY CENSOR

fear that it would spark immediate violence

need to protect a religious community from attack
continued circulation of this film is likely to cause

disharmony or feelings of illwill between different groups in Singapore

HOW
Media Development Authority (MDA) to request
Google to stop online access
to the movie trailer.