censorship

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Recent Examples of censorship Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin has outlined a leaner Ethereum Foundation that sells less ETH and prioritizes censorship resistance, openness, privacy and security, framing the network as a hedge against centralized control. Anastasia Chernikova, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The organization also called for stronger protections for faculty against censorship or retaliation. Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 As accusations of censorship mount at museums nationwide, a new resource has emerged to help artists safeguard freedom of expression. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 June 2026 While those measures have support from liberals who are skeptical of Big Tech companies and from conservatives worried about the effects of social media use on minors, free-speech advocates have warned that the provisions would create opportunities for unauthorized surveillance or for censorship. Victoria Baeza Garcia, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for censorship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censorship
suppression
Noun
  • In fact a 2025 published in Open Nursing linked these expectations to elevated stress, emotional suppression, delayed healthcare utilization, burnout, and adverse physical health outcomes.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Natural populations of the snake have dwindled in Louisiana and eastern Texas due to poor land management, including logging and fire suppression.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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