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Recent Examples of censorship
But if the goal of censorship is the control and regulation of important information or ideas, then an anti-censorship trend that purposefully obfuscates its own message isn’t clever.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Produced by a Malaysian company and filmed in China—where Zhang skirted the nation’s censorship boards (which resulted in the film’s ineligibility for a domestic rollout)—This Woman boldly challenges cultural traditions in both countries.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Groups say the law amounts to censorship and discriminates against Black and LGBTQ+ students.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
This egregious retaliatory censorship needs to end.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
Produced by a Malaysian company and filmed in China—where Zhang skirted the nation’s censorship boards (which resulted in the film’s ineligibility for a domestic rollout)—This Woman boldly challenges cultural traditions in both countries.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
Groups say the law amounts to censorship and discriminates against Black and LGBTQ+ students.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
This egregious retaliatory censorship needs to end.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for censorship
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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