censorship
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But they are also bound by the country's strict censorship laws.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Jackson’s proposal died in the Senate, but that did not end postal censorship of abolitionist periodicals.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The agency is prohibited by law from engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Slavin’s crime, in his own account, was saying in a televised interview with CBS that censorship of news for service members would be a personal red line he would not cross.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
In Protestant countries censorship was less rigorous, although there were still limits as to what could be published.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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