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Beyond the Areopagitica’s condemnation of censorship, Milton was really defending the underlying spiritual and intellectual chaos, and the institutions that nourished it.
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Within China, censorship is, in essence, outsourced to the internet firms.
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Facebook’s efforts to bring in human moderators to vet news stories—by, say, excluding articles from sources that frequently published verifiable falsehoods—exposed the company to charges of censorship.
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Ironically, China appears to be censoring people’s reactions to the news that some censorship is being lifted.
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Spotify's decision to backtrack the policy was due to an outspoken negative response from some in music community, who called it an act of censorship.
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Despite their views on censorship, Republicans are less likely to want more regulation.
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In Beijing, President Xi Jinping has ramped up censorship, purged opponents and removed presidential term limits, effectively letting him rule for life.
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To disrupt a public performance of a work of art for any reason whatsoever is an act of de facto censorship , one not far removed from mob rule.
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Origin and Etymology of censorship
First Known Use: circa 1591
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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