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Recent Examples of censorship
Chinese developers ship their games to the United States replete with pro-China censorship.
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German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Toews argued that the bill did not constitute censorship.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Anyone believing most Floridians object to this censorship might want to consult election returns subsequent to that law’s passage.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Meta has been making regular overtures to Trump since his election, nixing content moderation policies Republicans said amounted to censorship and donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration.
—Jody Godoy, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Toews argued that the bill did not constitute censorship.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Anyone believing most Floridians object to this censorship might want to consult election returns subsequent to that law’s passage.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Meta has been making regular overtures to Trump since his election, nixing content moderation policies Republicans said amounted to censorship and donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration.
—Jody Godoy, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
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The investigation, which spanned two and a half years, was spearheaded by the gun violence suppression division, an elite unit of detectives that specializes in using surveillance technology to identify and apprehend criminals.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Authorities say the historic, 29,000 square-foot residence had no fire suppression sprinklers.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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