Censorship In George Orwell's 1984

We are becoming a society like 1984 for many reasons such as being under surveillance, censorship, and the government having a lot of control. There are many examples throughout this novel that are quite similar to our society today.
In 1984, their whole society is under constant, close observation. Nowhere is safe. The novel states, “It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away”(George Orwell, 1984). Telescreens are placed everywhere in their society. Privacy doesn’t exist.
Our government today is watching and listening to almost all of us whether we know it or not. In a recent article from CNN, it is stated that, “In a complaint…(Andrea)Tantaros
Censorship is the government’s way of filtering what we see and hear on any social media platform. In 1984, censorship is a key factor to their government. The main character, Winston, works for The Ministry of Truth where it’s his job to alter historical records. The goal of their government is to have the past reflect the present. Orwell states, “Books...were recalled and rewritten again and again, and were invariably reissued without any admission that any alteration had been made”(George Orwell,1984). Books had been rewritten numerous times right under everyone’s noses. In our society today, we see censorship quite often as well. In a recent article about universities and censorship from the National Review, it is stated that “The courts are failing not because the underlying legal doctrines are flawed but because the remedies for censorship are completely inadequate”(David French, National Review). This quote states that our society isn’t content with our current censorship laws. The whole ideation of censorship is something we as a society aren’t comfortable with. In some cases, it goes against our basic rights, such as freedom of speech. We differ from 1984 in the sense that we are not completely oblivious to our government’s actions. Either that or we choose to defy authority without copious amounts of fear. We as people know our rights