Abstract
In the days following the 9/11 attacks, many television and radio stations altered normal programming in response to the events. Indeed, the 09/11 events triggered the censors' impulse: the government and many powerful companies decided to control songs, images and speeches in order to protect sensitive people. Thus, with a heightened sensitivity, radio and television stations, museums, and newspapers tempered the content of their playlists, programs, exhibitions or articles, opting to avoid references to violence, murder, planes, suicide and terrorism. The questions that many ask themselves are: where does one draw the line and how far is too far? This prevalent wish of protection is a risk for Freedom of Speech (which guarantees the right to speak freely without censorship), because purging playlists or television programs is definitely a kind of censorship.
