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Recent Examples of censorship
Private citizens imploring a studio to forgo releasing a film could not be censors, because definitionally only the government is capable of censorship.
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Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Still, the web will likely remain heavily censored, experts warned; Tehran is reportedly using Chinese hardware to strengthen its censorship capabilities, further proof that Beijing is exporting the technology that powers its cutting-edge firewall.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Iranians still had access to a national internet, but that has a far narrower reach, and users complained of poor service and heavy censorship.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Desperate measures In recent years, China has tightened its grip on protests and political dissent, aided by sophisticated censorship and surveillance through facial recognition and other artificial intelligence tools.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
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Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Still, the web will likely remain heavily censored, experts warned; Tehran is reportedly using Chinese hardware to strengthen its censorship capabilities, further proof that Beijing is exporting the technology that powers its cutting-edge firewall.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Iranians still had access to a national internet, but that has a far narrower reach, and users complained of poor service and heavy censorship.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Desperate measures In recent years, China has tightened its grip on protests and political dissent, aided by sophisticated censorship and surveillance through facial recognition and other artificial intelligence tools.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
Noun
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Debug uses what's called the suppression method.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The state then appealed the judge’s suppression order, and now the Supreme Judicial Court has reversed the lower-court ruling.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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