More stringent policies include a ban on anything deemed offensive, such as ridicule against another person.

An ethnic or religious minority may try to force teachers to stop using certain texts or materials deemed offensive to their group.

The government cannot take pre-emptive action to yank programs it deems offensive off the air.

However, there are several products, services or messages that could be deemed shocking or offensive to the public.

During the 2000 book fair, Islamist protests against books they deemed offensive erupted into violence.

In the 2004 edition, a comic containing racist material, along with other items deemed offensive by much of the community, was published.

His work included several artistic nude photographs of males and was deemed offensive by some people for this reason.

He was released a few months later, only to be locked up again for publishing other materials deemed offensive by the authorities.

Does it really make sense to criminalize what the rest of society deems boorish or offensive?

However, this practice was deemed offensive and protests were raised.