It comes amid backlash against streaming platforms from viewers and employees on potentially harmful scenes
The chief executive officer of Paramount expressed disapproval over removing past content that could be deemed inappropriate to modern viewers.
It comes after various streaming services have struggled against backlash after re-releasing content from television shows and movies that do not sit well with a more critical audience.
This includes scenes of blackface and other content viewed as discriminatory by viewers. But for Paramount CEO Bob Bakish, it is a "mistake" to censor content that were made to reflect a different time in the past.
"By definition, you have some things that were made in a different time and reflect different sensibilities," he said as reported by The Guardian. "I don't believe in censoring art that was made historically, that's probably a mistake."
"It's all on demand - you don't have to watch anything you don't want to," he said.
His stance on content censorship adds to the debate on whether potentially offensive material from shows or movies should be removed from streaming platforms, with Netflix recently in the centre of such discussion.
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Just last year, employees of the streaming giant staged a walk-out after it decided to release a comedy special of comedian Dave Chappelle, which its staff claims contains "harmful" material that ridicules trans people.
While Netflix chief executive officer Ted Sarandos previously admitted to Variety that he "screwed up" in internal communication, he believes that there have been "many calls to remove" the comedy special.
Later on, Netflix updated its company culture guidelines and underscored its support for artistic expression, telling employees that the company may not be the best place for them if they find their content offensive.
"Depending on your role, you may need to work on titles you perceive to be harmful," Netflix said. "If you'd find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you."
According to the streaming giant, they will continue to "support the artistic expression of the creators" they work with.
"As employees we support the principle that Netflix offers a diversity of stories, even if we find some titles counter to our own personal values," it added.
