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censorship

[sen-ser-ship] / ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp /


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Muratov pointed out that the constitution still on the books "prohibits censorship, yet all free, independent media in our country have been destroyed".

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

From the start, Dill saw that “the ‘twilight zone’ between censorship and the refusal to renew a station license because of the service rendered, is undetermined.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

“The agency is prohibited by law from engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Slavin says he believes he was fired for having stated in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

During the years that I stayed in the Norfolk Prison Colony, never did any official directly say anything to me about those letters, although, of course, they all passed through the prison censorship.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey


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