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The former director of student media at Indiana University and adviser to the student newspaper has filed a lawsuit against the school after he was fired two weeks ago, alleging his termination violated his constitutional rights following an ongoing censorship dispute.
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Kate Reilly, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
The Student Press Law Center, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and PEN America have each rebuked IU's IDS decision-making as censorship.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
The trust between them is a powerful symbol of the confidence that France places in the world’s greatest filmmakers, especially those who face threats or censorship in their own countries.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
This sustained attack on our cultural institutions creates the conditions for overt acts of censorship.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kate Reilly, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
The Student Press Law Center, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and PEN America have each rebuked IU's IDS decision-making as censorship.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
The trust between them is a powerful symbol of the confidence that France places in the world’s greatest filmmakers, especially those who face threats or censorship in their own countries.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
This sustained attack on our cultural institutions creates the conditions for overt acts of censorship.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
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Researchers noted that men often rely on emotional suppression, while women tend to be more emotionally expressive but can become overwhelmed when caregiving demands are constant.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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God-fearing Florentines initially banned Arabic numerals, but suppression rarely works, particularly if a new technology is capturing people’s imaginations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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