censorship

Example Sentences

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Like many, she and her sister have a two-way exchange, the person inside Iran passing on family messages and the one abroad giving updates about the war not available in Iran due to government censorship.

From BBC

That hasn’t stopped them from proliferating as the primary means to evade censorship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Due to the extensive censorship demands made on foreign internet companies, Google formally withdrew from China in 2010 — although since then, the company has had multiple discussions with the country’s leadership about returning.

From Salon

Internet access in Iran is tightly controlled by the government, which operates one of the most restrictive systems of online censorship in the world.

From Los Angeles Times

However, the previous UK government triggered a swift resale given concern about the potential impact on freedom of speech owing to Abu Dhabi's press censorship record.

From Barron's