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In that case, expect a lot more criticism of social media companies for alleged censorship, accusations of government corruption by way of Democrats and skepticism of institutions like CISA and the FBI.
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Maria Curi, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The right of free speech is not a right of exposure, and since people’s attention is limited, influence operations can be, in effect, a form of censorship by making authentic voices and opinions less visible.
—Filippo Menczer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
That rare public critique in a country of heavy censorship both in online debate, media and entertainment was largely unimpeded by police last year, who practiced crowd control but did not appear to be proactively stopping people in costumes, based on media reports.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
But with relaxed censorship and a new governmental push to foster cinematic culture, the late 1990s saw the formation of the prolific South Korean auteurs best known internationally today—the forefathers of the New Korean Cinema.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Maria Curi, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The right of free speech is not a right of exposure, and since people’s attention is limited, influence operations can be, in effect, a form of censorship by making authentic voices and opinions less visible.
—Filippo Menczer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
That rare public critique in a country of heavy censorship both in online debate, media and entertainment was largely unimpeded by police last year, who practiced crowd control but did not appear to be proactively stopping people in costumes, based on media reports.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
But with relaxed censorship and a new governmental push to foster cinematic culture, the late 1990s saw the formation of the prolific South Korean auteurs best known internationally today—the forefathers of the New Korean Cinema.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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