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Recent Examples of censorship
Those sanctioned include Iran’s interior minister, senior IRGC commanders, police chiefs, judges from revolutionary courts and cyber officials involved in censorship and surveillance.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The streamer spent several years attempting to establish its service in China, but gave up after hitting censorship bollards time and time again.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Humans are fascinated by the forbidden, which is why censorship – especially in the digital age – doesn’t work.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Social media platforms are no strangers to various censorship accusations.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The streamer spent several years attempting to establish its service in China, but gave up after hitting censorship bollards time and time again.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Humans are fascinated by the forbidden, which is why censorship – especially in the digital age – doesn’t work.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Social media platforms are no strangers to various censorship accusations.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
Noun
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Officials outlined a Preferential Trade Zone with price floors intended to stabilize markets battered by oversupply and price suppression.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Quinton Byfield, center, C+ Byfield’s totals extrapolate to 16 goals and 44 points, with noticeable suppression of his underlying numbers.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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