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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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Bypassing censorship: Some jurisdictions are more restrictive than others, with many heavily censoring Internet access.

From Salon

Bregman, who is known for books including Humankind and Utopia for Realists, posted after his first lecture was broadcast on Tuesday, saying the BBC had "decided to censor" it.

From BBC

The Senate rejected her nomination to the FCC in 2023 in part owing to her support for censoring conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

A short while later, it introduced rules censoring the input and output of generative AI models, a tightening of earlier rules that required tech companies to disclose extensive details about their algorithms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pressure to keep squeezing social justice and LGBTQ+ issues out of classrooms has been intensifying since 2021, when Republican state lawmakers began pushing “dirty book” legislation that would censor school libraries.

From Salon