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censorship

[sen-ser-ship] / ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp /


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Unlike China, it had failed to institute a sweeping censorship system when the internet was in its infancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The response from app designers could be swift and dramatic: Think universal TikTok-style censorship and aughts-era chronological scroll, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

In the current climate of censorship and the strain imposed by war it is impossible to gauge how much popular support there is for regime change.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Kevin Hall, a leading nutrition scientist who carried out prominent research on the links between ultraprocessed foods and health, left his job at the National Institutes of Health last year, citing censorship concerns.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

But one of his fellow seven commissioners, T. A. M. Craven, noted that the FCC should be cautious about censorship.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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