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Recent Examples of censorship
Since 2020, China’s interest in Japanese franchises has gradually decreased among younger generations, as overseas content censorship has increased, even before the current spike in political tensions.
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Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
But examination is not censorship.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Since 2016, whether by executive orders or by state laws, what can or cannot be taught in the nation’s classrooms has been increasingly subject to scrutiny, censorship, intimidation, and even threats of violence.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
The Russian Pavilion, already a focal point for pro-Ukrainian protests at the Venice Biennale, has drawn fresh controversy after an Instagram post accusing the anti-Putin band and art collective, Pussy Riot, of censorship.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
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Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
But examination is not censorship.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Since 2016, whether by executive orders or by state laws, what can or cannot be taught in the nation’s classrooms has been increasingly subject to scrutiny, censorship, intimidation, and even threats of violence.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
The Russian Pavilion, already a focal point for pro-Ukrainian protests at the Venice Biennale, has drawn fresh controversy after an Instagram post accusing the anti-Putin band and art collective, Pussy Riot, of censorship.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
Noun
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Crandall said the suppression only policy endangers the few firefighters left at the agency.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Legislators tried to codify the same suppression Anthropic built into the model into statute.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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