In recent days, a arrest warrant was published for a artist stating that it contained some offensive language. This is just a recent one. In last few years a lot artist have faced a lot problems from the Nepal government due to the content of the artist. As far as I am concerned, this is not a good thing. The government is deciding what people content that they should consume.
This moral policing from the government is direct infringement of people’s Freedom of Expression. The government’s logic behind banning some content is that it is bad for society, the content can not be consumed with the family members, it effects children in negative way and so on. The intention of government looks legit but it is said that the road to hell is paved with good intention. It sets up the precedent for the government to censor any content that they do not like.
The idea that all the things we do should be done with the family is ludicrous. Not everything in world is to be enjoyed with the family members.
The way to fight hate speech or bad speech (in this case a song) is not censorship but the freedom of speech itself. Let the people decide what they want to hear/consume not dictate.