Regulation is about controlling what is shown to the public, and also about protecting them from viewing potential harmful content. My general observation on regulation in the contemporary age is that it should be there for legal reasons, but it is not really needed as people can make their own decisions as to what they want to watch and what they do not want to watch. I feel this way because having regulation means that children are getting protected from watching content containing things such as violence or adult themes. However, parents should be the ones who choose whether to let their children watch these things or not. Furthermore, I feel that media regulation may not necessarily work in this day and age because of new technologies, such as On Demand, meaning anyone can access content at any time, possibly containing swearing, violence or nudity.
I believe that the copycat theory is not true. The vast majority of people who watch violent content do not copy the actions that they have viewed. For example, those who have played GTA 5 do not go out on the streets and beat people up and steal their cars. I feel that the copycat theory is untrue due to people knowing the difference between right and wrong, and the media not being a strong enough influence on them to do certain things they have seen. This may be because of desensitisation, leading on from the copycat theory. Viewers may have become so exposed to things such as violence, that they are no longer affected by it, and they are able to watch violent content or play violent video games with no problems, and they do not copy it because they know that it is wrong.
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