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Recent Examples of censorship
Surveys show that most Americans do not favor censorship.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Intense government censorship and threats against anti-Maduro content means that most Venezuelans get their news through social media.
—Harriet Marsden, theweek, 17 Nov. 2024
News of the death toll sent shock waves through Chinese social media, although the topic ranked only 11th on Weibo, China’s X-like platform, which is subject to strict internet censorship.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Fairall’s lawsuit labels the postponement a form of censorship.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Intense government censorship and threats against anti-Maduro content means that most Venezuelans get their news through social media.
—Harriet Marsden, theweek, 17 Nov. 2024
News of the death toll sent shock waves through Chinese social media, although the topic ranked only 11th on Weibo, China’s X-like platform, which is subject to strict internet censorship.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Fairall’s lawsuit labels the postponement a form of censorship.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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