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Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensi
by MRD85 7y ago
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient".[2][3][4] Censorship can be conducted by a government[5], private institutions, and corporations.
That's the first definition I found when I googled the word. Reddit, a private institution, considered the content harmful. Seems to fit the definition.
- root_axis 7y agoBased on that definition it cannot be assumed that censorship is always wrong. For example, removing a post that was doxxing an individual would be considered censorship but could also be the moral thing to do. I would also point out that the_donald has a very aggressive moderation policy where most comments critical of the president are removed, so I don't think there is much room for them to complain about censorship.