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Recent Examples of censorship
The legislative blueprint outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers, focusing on protecting children, preventing electricity costs from surging, respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and educating Americans on using the technology.
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Matthew Daly, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
John McGahern was sacked from his teaching job when his novel The Dark was banned by the Irish censorship board.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The legislative blueprint outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers, focusing on protecting children, preventing electricity costs from surging, respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and educating Americans on using the technology.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Thousands of websites and platforms are blocked, as are multiple virtual private networks that allow users to circumvent censorship.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Daly, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
John McGahern was sacked from his teaching job when his novel The Dark was banned by the Irish censorship board.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The legislative blueprint outlines a half-dozen guiding principles for lawmakers, focusing on protecting children, preventing electricity costs from surging, respecting intellectual property rights, preventing censorship and educating Americans on using the technology.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Thousands of websites and platforms are blocked, as are multiple virtual private networks that allow users to circumvent censorship.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
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Before joining the Administration, Rogers practiced as a First Amendment lawyer whose clients included Charlie Kirk and Douglass Mackey, an alt-right meme poster who had been convicted of voter suppression, a charge that was later overturned.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The bloody suppression of the January 2026 protests, the constraints imposed by wartime conditions and the increasing marginalization of elective institutions have all contributed to weakening the presidency.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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