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Detailed explanation-1: -Which country has recently announced to end censorship in films? Notes: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it will no longer censor films released in cinemas.

Detailed explanation-2: -1968 marked the beginning of New Hollywood, which is largely synonymous with the end of governmental censorship of American films.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to Amnesty International, the UAE arbitrarily restricts the rights to freedom of expression and association, and detains government critics, opponents and foreign nationals under criminal defamation and anti-terrorism laws.

Detailed explanation-4: -Laws authorizing censorship of film in the United States began with an 1897 Maine statute prohibiting the exhibition of prizefight films; the state enacted the statute to prevent the exhibition of the 1897 heavyweight championship between James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons. Other states followed Maine’s example.

Detailed explanation-5: -Not just the audience, the CBFC has banned movies in India earlier as well based on one strange reason or another. Explicit content, sexual scenes, and religious sentiments - these are a few reasons because of which several films got banned in India.