Well, it prevents crimes such as defamation and harassment.

However, on the grand scale, censorship typically does more harm than good. Censorship, for that reason, is typically subjected to strict scrutiny in the United States.

No, in all democracies there is censorship of the press... of everything, really. According to the United States Constitution, there is a Freedom of the Press. However, we live in an imperfect world, my friend, so even in America we see censorship of the press.

new york times VS united states

new york times VS united states

Prior restraint is a legal term related to censorship in the United States referring to government actions that prevent communications from reaching the public. Its main use is to keep materials from being published. (from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prior_restraint)

"Classified" material. In the United States, the normal levels of classification are Confidential, Secret and Top Secret.