The interior ministry adviced to ban a controversial comedian from performing if they deemed public order at risk . France may not have a First Amendment , but censorship is not considered lightly , Poirier writes . The interior minister then appealed to France 's highest jurisdiction which decided to uphold the ban on Thursday evening . Comment: I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the reason why we don't censor comedians in America is because of our culture :
The interior ministry adviced to ban a controversial comedian from performing if they deemed public order at risk . France may not have a First Amendment , but censorship is not considered lightly , Poirier writes . Comment: I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the reason why we don't censor comedians in America is because of our culture :